Glass rodent baiter

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Glass rodent baiter

Entry/Object ID

1855

Description

Glass rodent baiter (not a trap). This was designed to hold poison that the rodent would go in and eat and then leave. It was designed so that rain could not get in it. Embossed on the glass " 'BU-RO-DES' ORCHARD MOUSE DESTROYER MFG. & SOLD BY RODENT DESTROYER COMPANY WASHINGTON, D. C. PAT. APPLIED FOR".

Acquisition

Accession

427

Source or Donor

Kotz, Harold

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1926 circa

Material

Glass