Posted By: goldminer
Newhouse Cast Eight Question - 05/20/23 12:55 AM
I was looking at a reprint of Oneida Community's Animal Traps and American chains. Originally printed in 1893 and reprinted in 1976. My question is about the timeline for the use of the cast 8 chain on Newhouse Traps. The trap collectors guide list 1872-82 as the timeframe for the use of the cast 8 chain. I have been told the chains were still used on traps into the mid 1880's but if this booklet was first published in 1893 and all the traps displayed covering the zero though 14, are shown with a cast 8 chain. This leads me to beleive that chain was used far longer than what is shown in the literature.
Does anyone know what is the correct timeline?
Does anyone know what is the correct timeline?