About this objectWooden painted warning sign about presence of mantraps. To stop trespassers and poachers, landowners set man traps, which became illegal in 1827. The most common type of trap released two toothed bars to trap the trespasser’s leg.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic | Wood
Paint
Inscription and MarksPainted: TAKE NOTICE. | MANTRAPS are SET | on these PREMISES.