Mouse Trap

A 19th Century US Patent Model from the Rothschild Patent Museum. This is a 3D scan of a working miniature replica.

This device trapped live mice via a simple spring, hook, and latch system. The mice can later be released from the bottom of the device.

https://www.google.com/patents/US159846?dq=us+159846&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OEG0U9fxBsWSyASg64DQDg&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA