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There is an auction locally with some trapping supplies. There is a few namebrands that i am not familiar with and was wondering first are they worth a darn to use or are they worth anything to collect.
Oneida Newhouse variety of sizes- some labeled wolf traps (teethed not legal here so they would lokk good in a man cave or something to start a collection) Triumph's not sure if this is the brand or model of Onedia Diamond #4's Sure Grip #4 Blake and Lamb double spring Montgomery Herters Some pictures show these traps and from teh looks of the pans they look to pretty old as they have raised lettering.
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Newhouse 4 1/2's bring really good money.
When I was trapping I had 10-12 dozen Montgomery step in #4's and they were a very good coyote trap. I don't even know if they are still made.
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Expect Newhouses to go high. Triumph went out of business about 1930 or so. Condition is everything and there's lots of variables. E-bay will have 10-12 pages of vintage collectable traps just for a quick idea of prices. Good luck if you bid, you might do well.
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I took a look at the newhouses on ebay they were kinda spread out on price. i kinda got an idea but looking at the pans from pics on ebay and the add they look slightly different. i guess we will see.
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There is a lot of guys that love monty dogless traps.I'd pick them up if the price was decent.
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I had to re-spring all of my Montgomery's after about 5-6 years. I tried a quad spring conversion but the frame didn't hold up to that much tension.
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I always base plate them if i'm going to 4coil, even the better built northwoods/bridgers are much improved by a baseplate and D ring.
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Just to extend this thread. I'm going sell some of my older traps at the upcoming Tx trapper rendevous. One is a #1 Mascot I will sell for $15. I found an ad from a 1931 catalog and the Mascots sold for $2.59 a dozen new.
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Curious if the Newhouse are 4 1/2's and what they sold for.
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I have always wanted a 4 1/2 but good ones seem to go $350 and up. I recently sold a couple of #4 user grade for $30-35. I have a couple stamped Prop. of U.S., Texas and such.
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I now where there are a bunch of 4 1/2's hanging on the side of a barn rusting away. Tried to buy some but got no where.
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There were 5 4 1/2's total first guy took 2 at 385 a piece, and the rest sold between 325 and 365 a piece.
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Out of poboy's price range and probably about the going price according to condition. Any smaller traps of interest? Thanks for the info.
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Wow, certainly out of my price range too but thanks for the info.
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Here is pic of the traps I got, there was a flatbed hay trailer that had traps stacked all the way around it all old. There was a lot of #4 Newhouse community traps in varying conditions some trap designs I never seen before. He had two traps that I forget the name ofbut they had two bars on each side stacked pretty cool stuff.
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