Man-Traps
MAN-TRAPS, mechanical devices for catching poachers and trespassers. They have taken many forms, the most usual being like a large rat-trap, the steel springs being armed with teeth which met in the victim's leg. Since 1827 they have been illegal in England, except in houses between sunset and sunrise as a defence against burglars.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
