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Newhouse 1st Model Slick Pan No. 6 Trap 1850-1855

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,750.00 USD Estimated At:8,000.00 - 13,000.00 USD
Newhouse 1st Model Slick Pan No. 6 Trap 1850-1855
Featured in this lot is a S. Newhouse Community, N.Y. 1st Model No. 6 Oneida Community bear trap, circa 1850-1855. This bear trap shows excellent construction with an amazing original profile, including original slick pan and shows all the riveted bear traps teeth overlapping the traps jaws and riveted with square rivets. This S. Newhouse 1st model No. 6 slick pan trap shows the springs all blacksmith forged from iron with the blacksmiths' marks shown on the springs (they are faded) but 'Oneida' and 'Newhouse' can be made out. The condition of this bear trap shows well preserved condition considering it was found in the wild and shows oxidation to the trap consistent with its age but shows a fully functional trap. The measurements of this bear trap are 45" x 17 1/2" x 9 1/2". The collective weight of this bear trap is 42lb 4oz. Provenance: This bear trap was found in the Beartooth Wilderness near Livingston, Mt and has probably been there for over 100 years.*