Vintage Dark Green Slag Glass Bug Catcher, Hanging Fly Trap

Here's a vintage, blown glass fly trap in excellent, well-preserved condition! These typically date back to the 1920s and 30s and sometimes earlier. They were used to catch flies by baiting them with sugar water or honey inside. The top would be corked or otherwise blocked and the trap would be hung from a ceiling. Flies would enter in the open cone at the bottom. The inner reservoir would be filled with sugar water or honey and the flies would exhaust themselves flying around inside and fall in the water and drown or get caught in the honey. This one is made of slag and is a rich, green color, darker than the other variety we also have for sale.

Catchers like these were used in homes, shops, and factories, primarily before window screens were in wide use. This fly trap has a folksy-looking metal hanger fashioned around the neck for hanging. It is new old stock, found packed away in a warehouse where it was stored away for decades. It measures 6 3/4 inches high and about 5 1/4 inches in diameter at its widest. It's a great-looking, old piece of glass, filled with lots of tiny bubbles, which are especially nice-looking when light shows through. No chips, cracks, or other damage. Bottle collectors, antiques enthusiasts, and interior decorators like these catchers because of the varieties of shape and colors they are found in. What was once a utilitarian item is now a nice-looking collector's piece!