Mat Bradshaw on Nostr: I collect random old stuff, particularly things that feel like they have a little ...

I collect random old stuff, particularly things that feel like they have a little story hidden in them, such as this Victorian mousetrap, that will catch but not kill mice.

It's ingenious and quite crudely hand made. Not a commercial product, just a crafted, humane little box made to solve a domestic mousey problem. Still works 150 years after somebody made it. I'm sure the maker never imagined some random man in the year 2025 would hold it in his hands and wonder about them.

Just trying to catch mice in the 1800s without squishing them. I salute you, whoever you were, kind craftsperson.