2008/9

Deadfall,

A deadfall mouse trap which dates from the 17th C. to early 19th C. and probably comes from Paris. Deadfall traps work by squashing the mouse.
This is a deadfall mouse trap which dates from the seventeenth to early-nineteenth century and probably comes from Paris. Deadfall traps work by squashing the mouse.

1 mouse trap; mostly wood; good condition

Old label - 'Paris Fleamarket 16/8/92 DCD' [initials probably those of David Drummond, collector and depositor of this mouse trap; date possibly the date the object was acquired], Old label - 'From Ron Fredelius[?] -/Feb/1994 Marty DCD' [initials probably those of David Drummond, collector and depositor of this mouse trap; date and name possibly pertain to its acquisition], See Figure 2a, p.10, in 'British Mouse Traps and their Makers' by David Drummond, 2008. This trap is listed under 'Some 17th to early 19th century Mouse Traps'., The 83 mouse traps and 2 mole traps in this collection were acquired by David Drummond during the course of his research into the history of mouse traps. David Drummond is a zoologist who spent much of his professional life in advice and research on the control of rodents. Since retiring as the Ministry of Agriculture’s Chief Scientific Officer in charge of the Central Science Laboratories concerned with Plant Pests and Diseases in 1988, he has published many articles and books about mouse traps, their inventors and manufacturers, including ‘British Mouse Traps and their Makers’ (Mouse Trap Books, Dorking 2008). For further information, see http://www.mousetrapbooks.com.

1600 - 1824