Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2017 : Sale A0617 Lot 1093
A VINTAGE 'KNUR & SPELL' WOOD AND STEEL TRAP,

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A VINTAGE 'KNUR & SPELL' WOOD AND STEEL TRAP,
the trap only (minor damage to spring tensioning wheel) a spiked wooden board with sprung metal arm designed to throw a small spherical ball (the 'knur' or 'potty') up and forward to be struck with a stick (or pummel), with the furthest distance hit judged to be the winner.

See below for a 1933 short film by British Pathé in their 'Sportshots - Popular sports and pastimes under the cine-camera lens' series, described by Charles Eade "Sunday Express" Sports Editor on Knur and Spell.


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Estimate £80-120