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How to Keep Shop Windows Clean ||  || || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] || Passing man (A) slips on banana peel (B) causing him to fall on rake (C). As handle of rake rises it throws horseshoe (D) onto rope (E) which sags, thereby tilting sprinkling can (F). Water (G) saturates mop (H). Pickle terrier (I) thinks it is raining, gets up to run into house and upsets sign (J) throwing it against non-tipping cigar ash receiver (K) which causes it to swing back and forth and swish the mop against window pane, wiping it clean. If man breaks his neck by fall move away before cop arrives.
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 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_54.gif width="550" height="278"]] ||
 * Rube Goldberg stands in front of an x-ray and sees an idea inside his head showing how to keep shop windows clean.

Open window (A) and fly kite (B). String (C) lifts small door (D) allowing moths (E) to escape and eat red flannel shirt (F). As weight of shirt becomes less, shoe (G) steps on switch (H) which heats electric iron (I) and burns hole in pants (J). Smoke (K) enters hole in tree (L), smoking out opossum (M) which jumps into basket (N), pulling rope (O) and lifting cage (P), allowing woodpecker (Q) to chew wood from pencil (R), exposing lead. Emergency knife (S) is always handy in case opossum or the woodpecker gets sick and can't work. ||  || Dodging Bill Collectors ||   || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] ||
 * Artwork Gallery Simplified Pencil Sharpener** || Simplified Pencil Sharpener ||  || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] ||
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_168.gif width="550" height="300"]] ||
 * Rube Goldberg gets his think-tank working and evolves the simplified pencil-sharpener.
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_8.gif width="550" height="295"]]

As Tailor (A) fits customer (B) and calls out measurements, college boy (C) mistakes them for football signals and makes a flying tackle at clothing dummy (D). Dummy bumps head against paddle (E) causing it to pull hook (F) and throw bottle (G) on end of folding hat rack (H) which spreads and pushes head of cabbage (I) into net (J). Weight of cabbage pulls cord (K) causing shears (L) to cut string (M). Bag of sand (N) drops on scale (O) and pushes broom (P) against pail of whitewash (Q) which upsets all over you causing you to look like a marble statue and making it impossible for you to be recognized by bill collectors. Don't worry about posing as any particular historical statue because bill collectors don't know much about art. ||
 * Dodging Bill Collectors (above)** ||
 * Rube Goldberg mistakes a lot of broken glass for bath salts and when they pull him out of the tub he mumbles an idea for dodging bill collectors

Artwork Gallery Wife's Letter ** ||  || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] || As you walk past cobbler shop, hook (A) strikes suspended boot (B), causing it to kick football (C) through goal posts (D). Football drops into basket (E) and string (F) tilts sprinkling can, (G) causing water to soak coat tails (H). As coat shrinks, cord (I) opens door (J) of cage, allowing bird (K) to walk out on perch (L) and grab worm (M) which is attached to string (N). This pulls down window shade (O) on which is written, "YOU SAP, MAIL THAT LETTER." A simple way to avoid all this trouble is to marry a wife who can't write. ||
 * ** Keep You From Forgetting To Mail Your
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_48.gif width="550" height="285"]] ||
 * Rube Goldberg gets caught in a revolving door and becomes dizzy enough to dope out an idea to keep you from forgetting to mail your wife's letter.

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 * ** Picture Snapping Machine ** ||  || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] ||
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_40.gif width="550" height="162"]] ||
 * As you sit on pneumatic cushion (A), you force air through a tube (B) which starts ice boat (C), causing lighted cigar butt (D) to explode balloon (E). Dictator (F), hearing loud report, thinks he's been shot and falls over backward on bulb (G), snapping picture! ||

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 * Safety Device for Walking on Icy Pavements ||  || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] ||
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_10.gif width="550" height="221"]] ||
 * When you slip on ice, your foot kicks paddle (A), lowering finger (B), snapping turtle (C) extends neck to bite finger, opening ice tongs (D) and dropping pillow (E), thus allowing you to fall on something soft. ||

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 * **How to Keep the Boss from Knowing you are Late for Work** ||  || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] ||
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_55.gif width="550" height="158"]] ||

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 * **How to Tee up a Golf Ball Without Bending Over** ||  || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] ||
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_29.gif width="550" height="156"]] ||

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 * ** Our Special Never-Miss Putter ** ||  || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] ||
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_45.gif width="550" height="135"]] ||

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 * ** Golf Inventions ** ||  || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || ||
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_52.gif width="550" height="160"]] ||

Open window (A) and fly kite (B). String (C) lifts small door (D) allowing moths (E) to escape and eat red flannel shirt (F). As weight of shirt becomes less, shoe (G) steps on switch (H) which heats electric iron (I) and burns hole in pants (J). Smoke (K) enters hole in tree (L), smoking out opossum (M) which jumps into basket (N), pulling rope (O) and lifting cage (P), allowing woodpecker (Q) to chew wood from pencil (R), exposing lead. Emergency knife (S) is always handy in case opossum or the woodpecker gets sick and can't work. ||
 * **Simplified Pencil Sharpener** ||  || [|<< previous] || [|back to gallery] || [|next >>] ||
 * [[image:http://www.rubegoldberg.com/images/gallery/RG_168.gif width="550" height="300"]] ||
 * Rube Goldberg gets his think-tank working and evolves the simplified pencil-sharpener.