Most American Mousetrap Ever
this is, and I am not joking, an 1882 US patent for a mousetrap and it's the most american thing I think I've ever seen No. 269,768 J. A. WILLIAMS. ANIMAL TRAP. Patented Dec. 26, 1882
A vintage patent illustration shows an elaborate mousetrap with a spring-loaded mechanism, a bait area, and a heavy striking apparatus. The joke is that the absurdly overengineered trap is presented as stereotypically American, making it a reaction to excessive engineering, overkill, or exaggerated national character.
- @itvbia / 2667 2020-06-26
- Type
- image
- Size
- 638×697 · 46.0 KiB
- Mood
- absurd, sarcastic
- Language
- en
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