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Is it enough to keep the nephews away from the cylinder cabinet at the holiday parties?

Nice. Is that a Marx wind-up toy from the 40s?

Andreas Gramophones wrote:Is it enough to keep the nephews away from the cylinder cabinet at the holiday parties?

I'm afraid it is enough to attract the kids to jump in and chase the mouse!

On the good side, it may scare away your mother-in-law

Apart from anything else, I am impressed to see how many British cylinders (Edison-Bell, Clarion, Sterling) have found their way to Brazil!

Oliver Mundy.

I don't think a mouse would be a deterrent, but a mousetrap might .

travisgreyfox wrote:Nice. Is that a Marx wind-up toy from the 40s?

Thank you, it's a 40's Schuco mouse.

CarlosV wrote:

Andreas Gramophones wrote:Is it enough to keep the nephews away from the cylinder cabinet at the holiday parties?

I'm afraid it is enough to attract the kids to jump in and chase the mouse!

On the good side, it may scare away your mother-in-law

You're right, this will attract the kids, I can not leave the mouse there !!

epigramophone wrote:I don't think a mouse would be a deterrent, but a mousetrap might .

You beat me to it!

A tarantula would be a better choice.

gramophone-georg wrote:A tarantula would be a better choice.

Yes, a real one.