Mantrap
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
230 mm (Width); 1090 mm (Length)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335115
Summary
Large iron 'mantrap' or poacher's trap. Serrated jaws with central rectangular mechanism. Long handle with chain link attached to end for securing trap to ground.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.