The Sherman trap is a box-style animal trap designed for the live capture of small mammals. It was invented by Dr. H.B. Sherman in the 1920s and became commercially available in 1955. Since that time, the Sherman trap has been used extensively by researchers in the biological sciences for capturing animals such as mice

MICE

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, voles and shrews. The Sherman trap consists of eight hinged pieces of sheet metal

Sheet metal

Sheet metal is simply metal formed into thin and flat pieces. It is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking, and can be cut and bent into a variety of different shapes. Countless everyday objects are constructed of the material...

 (either galvanized steel or aluminum) that allow the trap to be collapsed for storage or transport.