155-Year-Old Mousetrap Catches Mouse

I guess there's no reason to build a better one.

The mousetrap is an antique, and is currently on display at the Museum of English Rural Life.

The patent on the trap dates back to 1861, is a bit rusty with warped metal bars, but has a label that reads "will last a lifetime". I guess so!

According to an article at Mother Nature Network.com:

It works via a seesaw mechanism that uses a pest's own weight to tip the seesaw over, sealing the unwitting victim inside. It's a simple apparatus, but timelessly effective.

The mouse wasn't baited in, it just wandered into the trap.

Apparently the mouse was dead when it was found in the trap. Don't know if they left it the trap to show how good it still works after all these years or not.