FLY TRAP, Metal base & lid, fly wire middle, cylindrical

H2007.136.1-2

Fly trap with removable metal base, metal lid, and fly wire centre.
[.1] Top of cylindrical fly trap with metal bottom, lid with rounded knob on top, and fly wire middle. Centre of fly trap made of wrapped metal fly wire. The rounded metal bottom extends a further 6mm outwards than the fly wire centre, and has a 12mm high lip which fits over [.2]. Attached to the bottom is a 40mm high cylindrical piece of metal over which the lower section of the fly wire is tightly fitted. A vertical cone shaped piece of fly wire with a 10mm hole in the top is attached to the inside of this piece of metal, extending 65mm above it, inside the fly wire cylinder. This cone shaped fly wire is soldered to the base in 4 places. Fly wire is slightly bent to 1 side about ¾ of the way up.
[.2] Round metal removable base of fly trap base. Has a horizontal ridge around circumference half way up. Section of metal above ridge fits inside the lip of the bottom of [.1].

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2007.136.1-2
Accession Date: 28 Mar 2013

Material

Metal1 - Fly trap
Wire/Metal1 - Fly trap
Metal2 - Base of fly trap

Measurement

height228mmOverall height
diameter97mmoverall diameter
height211mm
height23mm

 


 

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