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Man trap. An iron trap with sharp teeth on hinged brackets which are snapped shut by a leaf spring. The leaf spring has part of a chain at one end.
Man trap, in iron, nineteenth century, type: gin trap. Would have been set, hidden in undergrowth, to deter and catch poachers. The jaws are set open by the shank of metal, and when the trap is sprung, by stepping on it, the toothed jaws snap…

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Stob-spade in wood, two pronged flat spade. Used for inserting straw in thatching.
Inscription: D

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type: five pronged, flat spade.

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Type: two pronged.

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Snuff mull. A an oval shaped silver box set between the horns of a ram. The box has a thistle engraved on it and the initials PW.
Made from ram's horns and silver. Engraved with a thistle and letters P W.
Inscription: P W thistle

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Panel. A small rectangular wooden panel carved with foliage and scrolls. In the centre, inside a ring, are the letters C, L and A entwined and B.
Initials carved on central medallion: CLA CL AB. Decoration: flower, leaf and scroll decorations around central medallion.
Inscription: CLA CL AB

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