  Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1880 -
Description: The trap is made of spring steel with a centre jaw which is now locked. The tiger trap was used in the late 1800s in the Woodsdale area to trap tigers, devils and other animals as these carnivorous animals killed the land owner's poultry and stock. This trap was also known as a man trap. Format: realia Object: traps (animals) Material: metal Titles: Tasmanian Tiger Trap Subjects: animals; Tasmanian tigers; convicts; pioneers People/Orgs: Wagner, Valentine Places: Levendale, Tasmania Institution: Levendale and Woodsdale History Rooms Inc. Object number: LHR_00005 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Levendale and Woodsdale History Rooms Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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