RARE PRIMITIVE UNUSUAL EARLY VINTAGE ANIMAL TRAP LOOK

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THIS TRAP IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. IT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY MADE ONE BUT NO IDEA OF MAKER. IT'S OBVIOUSLY AN EARLY ONE WITH A WOOD BASE. IT'S QUTE UNIQUE. THE CARRYING HANDLE BECOMES A PART OF THE TRIGGER MECHANISM AND HOLDS THE TWO DOOR EXTENSIONS IN PLACE SO AS TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN UNTIL TRIGGERED. THE LITTLE WIRE HOOKS ONTO THE HANDLE UNTIL THE ANIMAL GOES FOR THE BAIT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WIRE. THERE ARE TWO SLIDING THINGS ON EACH SIDE WHICH DROP DOWN TO HOLD THE DOORS SHUT. I'LL BET NONE OF YOU TRAP COLLECTORS HAVE ONE LIKE THIS. SOME OF THE CAGE WIRES ARE BENT OR THE WELDS HAVE COME LOOSE ON THEM SO IT'S QUITE ROUGH, BUT AGAIN FUNCTIONAL AND WILL KEEP THE ANIMAL IN UNTIL READY FOR RELEASE. IT MEASURES 10 1/2" LONG, 6" WIDE AND 5 1/2" HIGH. SHIPPING IN THE US LOWER 48 IS $8.50. ELSEWHERE IS ABOUT ACTUAL SHIPPING. NO RESERVE.