Found an old trap in the woods...

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My only Newhouse has cast-tooth jaws. Great score, but I'm no help.....

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Haven't seen that type of chain before, the ones I had were all kinkless. Might be kinda old, as mine were all postwar.
 
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I think the newhouse with cast teeth was a 4 1/2 wolf trap. I used to see a lot of them in the 60s. Most newhouse have riveted jaws and unique chains.

The oneida had jaws that fit in holes. I've never seen one with riveted teeth.
 

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Might try posting it on trapperman.com if you really wanna dig deep. Or reach out to your state trapping association. That’s a really cool find.
 
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Might try posting it on trapperman.com if you really wanna dig deep. Or reach out to your state trapping association. That’s a really cool find.
I've applied to join their forum and waiting to hear back from their admin. Apparently he has to screen everyone to keep the anti-trappers out. I sent a pic to Colorado Trappers Association as well.

From some more searching, I'm reasonably sure that it's an S. Newman Oneida Community No. 2 1/2 trap. What was throwing me off is the teeth- from what I can tell, none of those traps came with riveted teeth. I think that the trapper added them on himself. I'm going to clean it up a little more this afternoon and see how handmade the teeth look. (trying not to do too much cleaning on it because I don't want to start removing excess metal where it's pitted).
 
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The 2 1/2 Newhouse has teeth. The 21 1/2 does not. Your trap with the figure 8 chain is old, hence the riveted teeth. They later were cast teeth. Cool trap!! The slits in the pan were for a breast plate which was just a humped up piece of metal inserted so a sliding otter would trigger the trap.
The 14 Newhouse is not the same as a 4 1/2. The 14 is a #4 sized trap with offset jaws and teeth used to trap beaver/otter mainly. The 4 1/2 is much larger and was intended for wolves.
 
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