Is this an old trap?

[FLEWTHECOUPE]

Dug this up this morning.

It looks like it's some type of leg hold ?

Dog and a spring.

There was also a metal box with it that has a 1&1/2" round hole in it.

 

I tried googling images and can't find anything like it.

What do think?

[FLEWTHECOUPE]

One of the bottles I found with it was dated 1920

[tinemaster]

^{any other angles of it tough to see what it is in that pic don't look like a trap}

[FLEWTHECOUPE]

This all I got

When I get home in the afternoon I can get better pics if need

 

I can see that it has a pivot point to the left a dog coming from by the spring

[FLEWTHECOUPE]

You can see in the background what looks like it could have been a metal enclosure.

[Ravenrock_bowbender]

Some bottles are worth money..I would have that checked

[FLEWTHECOUPE]

I am lol

Took what I could carry

Gonna dig around some more

One bottle is a 1920 orange crush bottle

One is a nursing bottle same vintage

Tea cup seemed outta place lol.

Lots of jars and STACKS of zinc Mason jar lids

I think I saw a one gallon shine jar. Empty though

[BowhunterNJ]

Man you found some treasure there, where's Jimmy Hoffa?

[FLEWTHECOUPE]

Maybe

Discoveries like that have been made not to far away.

[gobblergetter]

Hard to tell from pics... I'm thinking it may be a bottle capper

[MRMCR]

They had a lot of old bottles at Bodners auction yesterday....but I wasnt there when they sold....so I cant say what they went for...

[redneck]

yeah not a trap.

[Haskell_Hunter]

Key things to think about regarding old bottles:

 

Look for a manufacture's stamp on the bottom. Certain manufacturers are sought after because of the craftsmanship and the kind of glass they made. Even if the shape is unique, you'll only get a couple of bucks for the glass if it doesn't have a manufacturers stamp on the bottom. Some bottles are very common, like the ribbed 1/2 gallon wine bottles. They're usually clear and were used in abundance in the early 1900s.

 

My neighbors house was destroyed by Sandy and we found a bunch of this stuff burried in the yard when they were filling the foundation. My wife also had a tiny glass bottle that I replaced when my daughter broke it. So I learned a little about this stuff. I'm by no means an expert.

 

I hope hind something that you like, and hopefully something that someone is willing to pay a lot for.