There’s no need to build a better mouse trap when these already exist. By Adam Douglas Published Oct 11, 2024 1:00 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate ...

A mouse trap dating from circa 1861 and on permanent display at the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading made good on its promise that it “will last a lifetime.” On Tuesday morning, the museum’s ...

When Colin Pullinger & Sons patented its "Perpetual Mouse Trap" in 1861, the company boasted the device would "last a lifetime"—and it wasn't kidding. One of the antiquated models on display at the ...

“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door,” so goes the saying, but VHS beat Betamax and the world hasn’t been the same since. In any case, you might not get rich building ...

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