110 Loma Alta Avenue

Name/Title

110 Loma Alta Avenue

Entry/Object ID

MAC006

Description

Zephyr A. Macabee invented an effective gopher trap in the basement of his home at 110 Loma Alta Avenue, built in 1894/5. Gophers were causing a great deal of damage to orchard trees, and so Zephyr created the trap using a pair of pliers, some wire and a piece of metal. He obtained a patent for his trap in 1900, and the traps are still manufactured at the same location today. Zephyr's wife Elizabeth is sitting on the front steps with her little dog. MAC006

Collection

Tomlinson Sunshine Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Dimensions

Height

12.07 cm

Width

9.75 cm

Location

* Untyped Location

Sunshine Tomlinson Collection

Copyright

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