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what year were mouse traps invented?

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The "Little Nipper," a prototype for the standard spring-loaded snapping device you might immediately think of when asked to imagine a mousetrap, was invented by James Henry Atkinson in 1897. It's simple: flat wooden base, wire fastenings, spring trap.Mar 28, 2011 it was a prototype but James Henry Atkinson, an ironmonger  invented the design that we are familiar w/ today he is most famous for is his mousetrap (GB 13277 of 1899). So i'd say 1899