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Trap ID #6676545
11/26/19 11:41 PM
11/26/19 11:41 PM
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Tennessee
Deerhunter51 Offline OP
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Here's a trap currently doing pretty well on ebay - anyone have any info on it? No markings that I can see.

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Re: Trap ID [Re: Deerhunter51] #6676553
11/26/19 11:49 PM
11/26/19 11:49 PM
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Never seen anything like it, but the spring design looks pretty weak. It would hold a rabbit I guess.

Re: Trap ID [Re: Deerhunter51] #6676575
11/27/19 12:15 AM
11/27/19 12:15 AM
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I vaguely remember seeing something like it several years ago but don't remember any details. At first glance I thought maybe an old Goshen but after I looked it up I don't think so. It's going north of $500 so far so I'm pretty curious.

Re: Trap ID [Re: Deerhunter51] #6676595
11/27/19 01:01 AM
11/27/19 01:01 AM
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Davenport, Iowa
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Coil Spring Special made around 1915. Worth between $1500 to $2000.

Re: Trap ID [Re: Deerhunter51] #6676756
11/27/19 09:18 AM
11/27/19 09:18 AM
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Thanks kevtrap, appreciate the info.

Re: Trap ID [Re: kevtrap] #6676873
11/27/19 11:28 AM
11/27/19 11:28 AM
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Minnesota USA
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Originally Posted by kevtrap
Coil Spring Special made around 1915. Worth between $1500 to $2000.

they are called the "coil spring special" pat date of 1914, I'Il agree with kevtraps price if you can read the pan.

Also missing the chain, and it has a very unique swivel set up.

Re: Trap ID [Re: Deerhunter51] #6677877
11/28/19 09:14 AM
11/28/19 09:14 AM
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Frazee, MN
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I seen that on ebay also. Does it take a special setter to set the trap?

Re: Trap ID [Re: Brad Cords] #6678193
11/28/19 01:49 PM
11/28/19 01:49 PM
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NY
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Originally Posted by Brad Cords
Originally Posted by kevtrap
Coil Spring Special made around 1915. Worth between $1500 to $2000.

they are called the "coil spring special" pat date of 1914, I'Il agree with kevtraps price if you can read the pan.

Also missing the chain, and it has a very unique swivel set up.




Do you have any pictures of the swivel set up or complete trap?


Let's go Brandon!
Re: Trap ID [Re: Deerhunter51] #6679487
11/30/19 08:43 AM
11/30/19 08:43 AM
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MI,USA
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Really a neat trap. Here is a few pics of one i picked up years back.

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Re: Trap ID [Re: Deerhunter51] #6679509
11/30/19 09:18 AM
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SRC222, Thank you for the pictures. Somebody was thinking outside of the box with this one, very neat trap for sure! Thanks again.


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Re: Trap ID [Re: Deerhunter51] #6679580
11/30/19 10:41 AM
11/30/19 10:41 AM
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Tennessee
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Thanks for the additional photos - looks similar to a Triumph chain rig. I didn't find anything on it in Gerstell's book but Andreski & Parr's guide has it listed as a #4 sized trap made by JH Hutchinson, 1914. Not much info beyond that.

I bet that thing was fun to set...

Re: Trap ID [Re: SRC222] #6679684
11/30/19 01:00 PM
11/30/19 01:00 PM
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MI,USA
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Sorry for the upside down pics. Not sure what happened there. All good on my end, rotated while uploading. Anybody have that issue?

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