Steel Trap Museum
My dad used to trap muskrat when we were little. For extra money, or just to help the neighbors keep their farm ponds from getting ruined by the avid burrowers. We always played with the traps, so I had to stop and check it out.
Pretty Cabin
I could live in a cabin like this. Love the wood, the stone fireplace, firewood stacked on the porch – convenient and dry, tin roof to let the sound of the rain inside. *sigh*
Steel Trap
The steel trap had no small part in the development of the nation, a point not mentioned much in our history. Think of all the stories of the French Voyagers and the Mountain Men – they trapped furs. Trapping continues well into the mid 20th century and continues today, albeit in very small numbers to not offend modern sensibilities.
Door Bell!!
OUCH! Very similar to the traps dad had and we grew up with. I don’t remember anyone getting pinched or ‘trapped’; but, I’m sure it happened. We were kids!
Now that’s a trap fit for a GIANT!
Or maybe T-Rex! That’s a rather large boot near the trap trigger plate. Probably 10 feet tall in the center from the ground, you could use the trigger pad for a picnic table for 4 if you so desired or dared.
Charles Young, Buffalo Soldier
Served in the 9th and 10th Cavalry. Went to his home in Wilberforce, OH. Home was closed for renovation. Good man, good soldier who was not allowed to command in American Expeditionary Force, WWI because it was felt that white troops would not fight for a colored commander. Some of the best leaders I knew in my short military career were – black. Proud to have known and worked with them!
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