Re: #4 newhouse
[Re: fiftynine]
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11/13/14 01:04 PM
11/13/14 01:04 PM
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Well, since none of the Newhouse experts has answered, I would offer the following: The Oneida Community marked traps were likely made between 1905 and 1925(I cannot see pat dates on the pans and if that is correct they were likely made between 1905 and 1911, if there ARE dates, they were made in 1911 or later) and were no doubt originally double long springs. The pans were marked 4 and the pans were slightly tilted when struck so the right sides(the E, number, NY and the last few letters of Community) were lightly struck. I would guess that the 2 was hand stamped by some one after they removed one spring and he thought that would make the trap a 2.
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Re: #4 newhouse
[Re: fiftynine]
#4749528
11/18/14 02:50 PM
11/18/14 02:50 PM
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cohunt, you are right. I collect Oneida Community trap ads and catalogs and I have over 200 of them. I have not seen were they offered #4 Newhouse with only one spring. But they were in the market to sell traps and I think that if someone would have special ordered them that way, they would have filled the order. I really don't think it was common or that there would have been much reason for it. That said, they did make the #31 1/2 for a short time which is basically a #4 with one spring. They did not make the #31 1/2 for very long so it was obviously not a popular trap.
Last edited by snakecollector; 11/18/14 02:52 PM.
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