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Dreamers Seek Better Mousetraps in Everyday Inventions
The article notes millions of Americans pursue get rich quick gadget ideas for home workshops and attics. It highlights a montage from an MGM Pete Smith film showing imagined products like smart slippers and revolving spaghetti forks. Many inventions fail in tests, though the dreamer may still laugh when a “better mousetrap” idea collapses.
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Emerson
Kitcheners
Science Illustrated Magazine
MGM
Pete Smith
Robert Fulton
Eli Whitney
Cyrus McCormick