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Innovators and inventors are often encouraged by the age-old axiom, If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door. In 1882, before the modern spring-loaded mousetrap was invented, a man from Texas attempted to solve the world's pest problems with a pistol and a patent: The above-displayed image truly shows a patent for a mousetrap. This device was dubbed Animal Trap #4 when it was patented on Dec. 26, 1882, by J.A. Williams. Williams wrote: While Williams' animal trap would have certainly killed a mouse, it should be noted that this trap was designed to kill all manner of burrowing animals. A description of how Williams' animal trap worked can be found on Google Patents. But thanks to Shawn Woods, a YouTuber who has been seeking out the world's best mousetraps for years, we can see this 1882 invention in action: Unfortunately for Williams, another inventor found a way to build a better mousetrap a few years later. In 1894, a spring-loaded mousetrap resembling the traps used today was patented by William C. Hooker of Abingdon, Illinois.
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