Posted By: woodsnwater517
H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 03/13/17 03:49 PM
Can anyone help with value or info on this trap? I believe it is an H & R Boker which is stamped on the spring. Thanks in advance for the help.
Posted By: a.s.johnson
Re: H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 03/13/17 03:54 PM
What information are you looking for? May I ask where you came by it? I have a similar Boker, though a bit larger.
Posted By: woodsnwater517
Re: H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 03/13/17 04:24 PM
Looking for value mainly. This trap was mixed in with a large assortment of early long springs.
Posted By: traphound
Re: H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 03/13/17 10:18 PM
what are the length of the jaws?
Posted By: woodsnwater517
Re: H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 03/13/17 10:25 PM
Jaw spread is approximately 4 inches
Posted By: nyrat
Re: H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 03/13/17 10:44 PM
is there any teeth on that one
Posted By: woodsnwater517
Re: H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 03/13/17 10:50 PM
There are teeth on the inside of both jaws
Posted By: nyrat
Re: H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 03/13/17 10:54 PM
is there any breaks or repairs
Posted By: a.s.johnson
Re: H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 03/14/17 12:03 AM
Value as based on the info you provided.......
Depends on who is interested in them. (Not many are) General value up to $200.00. More for someone specifically interested in it.
Pretty sure the Boker family was operating in eastern europe and migrated to the US around the mid 19th century.
I wonder if any of the longsprings you got were Bokers. They made longsprings too.
Care to sell it?
Posted By: haroldlcasey
Re: H & R Boker English Rat Trap - 04/08/17 09:25 PM
I,ve got one too,that says boker,caststeel on the spring.It,s around the size of a #2 coil jaw wise,spring about a foot.it also has teeth. They are called transverse pan traps by some and palette by others. I have 2 the other one is bigger by far.