Name/Title
Bear TrapEntry/Object ID
2001.033.14Description
One iron bear. Marks: A circle with No.5 in center and "[Kenw]ood N.Y." on inside edge of circle; on outside edge of circle: "S NEWHOUSE."
First designed and manufactured by Sewell Newhouse (1806-1888). Newhouse became a member of the Oneida Community about 1848 and continued to make animal traps there. It became a profitable industry of the religious sect and continued after Newhouse's death in 1888.Collection
Genesee Country Village and MuseumMade/Created
Date made
circa 1895 - circa 1905
