yard sale find

[ticm]

saw this at a yard sale down the street from me. Five bucks brought it home!! It's a minnow trap. I am guessing from around the 1930's The lip where the lid fits is ground down.

 

[Marbleguy]

A few years ago..

..I inherited my parents' home in Orange County,Ca. They had once owned 80 acres of orange and avocado groves. They planted a fig tree next to the house long before I was born. The tree grew to immense proportions over the years. Winter came,all the leaves fell off the tree. I noticed something strange way up high in the branches. Using a tall ladder I climbed up and got it. It was one of these but in green glass http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1920s-vintage-blown-glass-insect-fly-catcher

 

[mamabear]

great find! been awhile since I've seen one of those.

 

[SteveDodds]

Thats interesting. Is that something that would have been bought or was that homemade?

 

[diggummup]

Thats interesting. Is that something that would have been bought or was that homemade?

They were manufactured, here is some more info.-
http://www.minnowtraps.com/orvtraps.html

 

[ticm]

Thats interesting. Is that something that would have been bought or was that homemade?

They were manufactured, here is some more info.-
http://www.minnowtraps.com/orvtraps.html

Thanks for the link. Very cool

 

[bezjo]

That is pretty cool nice fine.

 

[DigginThePast]

Really neat find. Don't think I've seen a glass one before.

 

[spartacus53]

It looks cute, but how many minnows would you have to catch to get a meal

 

[ticm]

It looks cute, but how many minnows would you have to catch to get a meal

They were used to catch minnows for bait. I see your from central NJ I am not to far from you