Trap Collection (page 5)

Southern Ireland - Irish Jaunting Car Date: 1904

France - Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq (from the Dutch " Ekelsbeke" ) - a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The Grande Place with empty bandstand, empty wagon and deserted streets

Sarracenia purpurea ssp venos, purple pitcher plant
A carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes

Dionaea muscipula, venus flytrap
A carnivorous plant which traps insects when they walk over specialist trigger hairs. The leaves snap closed and stay closed until the insect has been digested

Nephenthes sp. pitcher plant
A carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes

Drosera
Sundew. A carniviorous bog plant which collects insects by secreting a sticky substance on fine hairs on the leaves which is also acidic, digesting the trapped insect

Plate showing hunters and various ways to trap birds.. From: The ornithology of Francis Willughby. Date: 1678

Giant in a trap. Source unknown

Dog and Cart

NFS(London Region) Boy trapped in a coal scuttle
Boy trapped in a milk churn is set free at Brigade HQ on 4 July 1947. The milkman had brought him to the fire station in his milk float

The fox trap. Print shows a fox that has the ability to change its form, shown here disguised as an old priest, but now slowly transforming back to its original form. Date 1886

The trap that failed. Illustration shows Cipriano Castro, President of Venezuela, hiding behind a large rock, hoping that the large claw-type animal trap labeled Monroe Doctrine he set will prove

Mouse-trap armor for caddies - here is the newest safety dev

Prevent revealing sensitive information to the enemy spies
A poster design from WW2, warning against idle talk to strangers, even if they are exceptionally attractive! circa 1940

Two tuna (horse-mackerel) caught in a trap, being brought ashore. Provincetown, Massachusetts. Date 1937 Summer

A morning drive
Children pretending to be riding in a horse and trap, from a postcard series of games and pastimes. Date: 1904

Where Richard Montgomery fell, Quebec
A sign showing the location where Richard Montgomery, a brigadier-general in the Continental Army (during the American Revolutionary War) fell whilst leading the failed 1775 invasion of Canada

Hunters attempting to trap an elephant, Sri Lanka
Hold Fast -- hunters attempting to trap an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854

Ras Beirut, Lebanon - View toward the American University
Ras Beirut - literally meaning the Tip of Beirut - a luxurious residential neighbourhood. Nowadays, Ras Beirut incorporates a number of international schools and universities

Silhouettes from the Somme, WW1
When following on the heels of a retreating enemy, there is increased work for all. Here we have a squadron of cavalry returning from close contact with the enemy

Irish Jaunting Cars
Jaunting Cars, still a favourite method of carrying tourists, at Ross Castle, near Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. Date: 1950s

Brotherley Surveillance
After the Paris Commune, the Lodge of Perfect Equality set traps for individuals suspected of insurrection under the pretext of initiations

The Old Dutchman in His Garden

One seated Bullock Ekka (Taxi)
A one-seated Bullock ekka in India - a ype of carriage used in India, usually pulled by horses. Ekkas (the word is Hindi in origin) were commonly used as cabs, or private hire vehicles

Man carrying an eel trap
A man carrying a wickerwork eel trap on his back. More traps can be seen in the background

Fox and Ape
THE FOX AND THE APE. " Reynard laughed heartily, & going off, added with a sneer: You a king, & not understand a trap! " Date: 1912

Lady holding the reins
A rather stern-faced middle-aged lady holding the reins to a fine open lightweight carriage, while a gentleman in a silk top hat attends to the two ponies

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Cat - Old Maid
Poor puss. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a crinoline wearing old maid from a cat. Her footstool evolves into a poor man who gets trapped inside her crinoline cage

Gentleman driving a horse and trap, Mid Wales
A gentleman driving a horse and trap on a street in Mid Wales

Family with donkey-drawn trap in a garden, Mid Wales
A large Edwardian family of seven with a donkey-drawn trap in a garden in Mid Wales. It is possible that the trap has been constructed out of a pram

Horse and trap, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A horse drawn trap with two passengers outside Crickhowell Castle wall, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Lynx caught in trap
A lynx is caught by the leg in a steel jaw trap

Unobtrusive Sunday drinking / W H Robinson
Post War Town planning. Unobtrusive way of visiting the local on a Sunday morning. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Ox Cart rides in Arkansas
Woman riding a bull (which is pulling a trap)

For discouragement of the cocktail habit
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Booby Trap
A British soldier sets off a booby trap on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I in 1917

Special fraud-proof double cage sance table
Undated double photograph on one card of special fraud-proof double cage sance table for testing telekinesis, showing inner cage raised and trap door open, and inner cage raised and trap door closed

Norway - Stalheimskleven
Pony and trap traversing a barren track with a stunning view at Stalheimskleven, Norway

Childrens Home on the Moor, Edgworth, Lancashire
The Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton, Lancashire, was founded in 1872 by the Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Off for a drive in the trap
Three children take a horse and trap out for a ride on a country lane

Poacher caught in trap
A poacher, with a rabbit he has caught over his back, is himself caught in a man-trap

A German trap
An illustration by John de Bryan showing German soldiers firing upon a British motor after it has come upon broken wine bottle glass laid in the road by the Germans during World War I

Tom and the Lobster Pot
Tom helps to save a stubborn lobster from a fisherman and a wicked otter

Wurlitzer Drums
Trap drum outfit from the Wurlitzer catalogue. You get not only drums but Cow Bell, Tambourine, Cymbals and Whistle !

Beaver Hunting / America
Trapping for Beaver

Golf / in a Bunker
In a bunker sand trap taking a golfing swing

Robins Near Trap
A group of robins peck the snow dangerously near a bird-trap

Distributing the Times
Publishing the Times newspaper. The papers are loaded on to express carts for distribution from the publishing office

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