Wolf trap
notes: label: Description
content: This wolf trap was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1964 by Luther Barnes. It is heavily rusted and has a raised engraving on the inside reading, “ 4 ½ Wolf.” This trap appears to be a foothold or leg-hold trap. These traps are comprised of a metal foot plate and curved jaws that are powered by springs. These kinds of traps are usually anchored into the ground or to a tree by a short chain. Once the foot plate is triggered, the trap catches the wolf by the leg, rendering it immobile.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Agriculture
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Luther Barnes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.65.578
label: catalog number
content: 65.578
label: accession number
content: 258260
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trap, Wolf?
label: Object Name
content: wolf trap