Fly Trap
Mechanical fly trap
Name/Title
Fly TrapEntry/Object ID
2025.1.983Description
Mechanical fly trap. The wooden box incorporates a clockwork mechanism and a chamber for the flies. The rollers are baited with something sweet like honey. They roll continually, whilst the clock is wound up and deposit the flies in a chamber directly beneath. The flies then fly towards the light given by the celluloid window and are trapped in the gauze cage, the aperture they fly in by is impossible to get out of.Context
Made in Japan c. 1890 = 1920, by J Massam & Co.Cataloged By
Felix LamCategory
Domestic, Tools