https://bshm.org.uk/mystery-object-1/ Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:50:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://bshm.org.uk/mystery-object-1/#comment-8 Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:50:04 +0000 http://bshm.org.uk/?p=906#comment-8 This is a Victorian fly and wasp trap. Jam would be diluted with water and poured into the inner ring. Flies and wasps would enter via the raised base and become entrapped and die.
This object might be found in the Victorian sick-room.

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