Object number
60/13
Description
This wasp trap was used by the donor’s grandparents in the 1890s in Upway, Dorset, and then by his parents, and then by himself. It was last used in 1959. The frame, which was probably made by a local blacksmith, consists of a pair of scissor-like handles attached to two semi-circles of wire across which netting would have been stretched. The netting was replaced by the donor’s wife in August 1930, who bound it on with tape, and wrapped the handles with wool. The netting was removed in 1959 in order to make a model of the trap.
Physical description
1 wasp trap: metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: … // Accession number: … // Classification: … // Negative number: … // Acquisition method: … // Acquired from: … // Date: … // Store: … // Condition: … // Recorder: … // Date: … // Description: Two rough semi-circles of wire attached to a pair of scissor-like handles. The semi-circles would have been covered with taut netting attached with rope. // Dimensions: Width – 29.5cm. Length 37cm. Length of semi-circle 21.5cm. // Associated information: Mr. Filleul remembers it being used by his grandparents in the 1890s, in Upway, Dorset; then by his parents, then by himself & his wife up till 1959. The frame was probably made by a village blacksmith. // References: …'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3062.tif - High resolution image
