Experimental Components of Mousetrap
notes: label: Description
content: These are experiemental components of a mouse trap, invented by William T. Oviatt. There is a wooden 'U' shaped structure made of three 2x4 pieces of wood with a metal piece on a string hanging from the center. This fits into a hole on the plastic tube (which is plumbers tubing).
label: Description
content: The plastic tube is white with 3 openings - one side is closed, and the other two are open except for the yellow ping pong ball in one. The third side is open but a rubber 'bathtub' stopper/plug fits into the opening.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: William T. Oviatt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0034.03
label: accession number
content: 1997.0034
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0034.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Components Of Mousetrap, Experimental
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall - wooden piece: 9 3/4 in x 6 in x 3 1/4 in; 24.765 cm x 15.24 cm x 8.255 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall - plastic piece: 12 in x 5 1/2 in x 2 7/8 in; 30.48 cm x 13.97 cm x 7.3025 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall - stopper: 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in; x 2.2225 cm x 6.35 cm