Cartoon Gallery
Rube Goldberg's work is a continued source of inspiration and his legacy informs the way we see our world. The institute is committed to making Rube’s work accessible and viewable in its Cartoon Gallery and adds new images to the website regularly, stay tuned!
184 Items
1929-01-26 Simple appliance to Stamp an Envelope
1929-02-09 Automatic Sheet Music Turner
1929-03-30 Self-Watering Plant
1929-04-13 Self-Sharpening Blade
1929-06-15 Painless Tooth-pulling Device
1929-07-13 Hat Cleaning Device
1929-07-27 Simple Can Opener
1929-08-03 Gravy Stain Remover
1929-08-17 Easy Way To Find a Golf Ball
1929-08-31 Automatic Egg Shampoo
1929-09-14 Self-Pumping Tire
1929-09-28 Automatic Sun Shade
1929-10-12 How to Keep Your Windows Clean
1929-11-02 Bread Slicing Device for Picnic Sandwiches
1929-11-16 Simple Fly Swatter
1929-12-28 Fishing Bait Worm-digging Device
1930-01-11 Simple Cigar Cutter
1930-02-01 How to Turn Up the Heat Before Waking
1930-02-22 Device to Remind You to Mail a Letter
1930-03-01 An Easy Way to Make Toast
1930-03-29 A Simple Way to Sharpen Ice Skates
1930-04-26 Fresh Orange Juice Machine
1930-09-27 How to Keep Your Head Down Taking a Golf Swing
1930-10-18 Automatic Baby Sitting Device
1930-11-01 Sun-Blocking Device for the Beach
1930-11-15 Anti-Bug Device
1930-12-27 How to Avoid Bill Collectors
1931-02-07 A Simple Way to Predict Rain
1931-02-28 How to Lather Up for a Shave
1931-04-04 A Self-Scrubbing Back Brush
A Few Ideas to Ease the Pain of Sunday at the Shore
Amusement Park
A Portable Cigar Lighter That Works
A Self-Rolling Rug
A Simple Parachute
A Simple Way to Locate Your Rubbers on a Rainy Day
Automatic Cigar Cutter
Automatic Dishwasher
Automatic Liquor Tester
Baseball Scores
Bathing the Baby
Button Collar In a Hurry
Closing Your Windows While You're Away
Contraption Bed
Cool Summer Clothes for Men
Desert Sightseeing
Device for Keeping a Screen Door Shut
Doctor's Mistake
Easy Way for Tired Tourist to Enjoy Italian Art
Easy Way to Break In a New Pipe
Easy Way to Get Out of Playing Bridge
Easy Way to Get Out of Playing Bridge
Enjoying Air at the Seashore
Everything's Jake
Flying Practice
Fresh Orange Juice
Garage
Getting the Time on the Radio
Grab Hot Dogs on the Road
Happiness Machine
Hat Hawk in Pocket
Hat on a Windy Day
Help Wife Pull Up Girdle
Hiding Gravy Spoon Vest
Home-Vacation Machine
Hot Dog
How Groom Can Survive Bride's First Pie
How to Extinguish a Smoldering Ash Tray
How to Get Away from Leftover Turkey Hash
How to Get Rid of a Long-Winded Speaker
How to Get Rid of a Mouse
How To Get Rid of a Weekend Guest
How To Get Rid of a Weekend Guest
How to Get Room and Bath in Europe During Tourist Rush
How to Get Sand Out of Your Shoes
How to Get Sand Out of Your Shoes
How to Keep from Dozing Off During Business Hours
How to Keep the Boss from Knowing When You Are Late to Work
How to Keep the Boss From Knowing You're Late to Work
How to Protect Yourself Against a Holdup Man
How to Recover Sliding Plate on Rolling Ship
How to Silence a Whistling Caddie
How to Wash Dog Without Getting Yourself Wet
I Never Thought of That
Is There a Doctor in the House?
It's Simple When You Figure It Out
June Wedding Gadgets
Keep Baby from Crying
Keeping a Wrestler's Shoulders Off a Mat
Keep Shop Windows Clean
Labor-Saving Auto Jack
Lifesaving for Taxi Riders
Light a Cigar at 50 MPH
Locate Lost Collar Button
Loosen an Egg From Its Shell
Make Jeans
Making It Easy to Find Ping Pong Balls
Making It Easy to Find Ping Pong Balls
May I Have the Next Dance?
Moth Exterminator
Mouse Trap
New Career Machine
No. 1,000,005
No. 1,000,134
No. 1,111,999
No. 1,380
No. 153,920
No. 4
No. 5
No. 706
No. 9
No More Gas Problems
No More Laundry Delays
No More Old Maids
No More Oversleeping
No More Waiting for Doctor to Arrive
Nosedive Kelly
Not Miss Any Feminine Beauty
Opening the Garage Door
Orange Squeezing Machine
Our Own Simplified Hair-Dryer
Our Simple Lawn-Sprinkler
Our Simple Sardine Trap
Outboard Motor That Requires No Fuel
Painless Tooth Extractor
Patent Clothes Brush
Peace Today
Pickpocket's Loss
Picture Snapping Machine
Pleasure From New Camera
Plenty Company
Portable Movie Camera
Post World War No.51
Pull an Olive Out of a Bottle
Putting Postage on Envelopes
Putting the Cat Out at Night
Quick and Handy Apple-Corer
Railroad Hints for Traveling Salesmen
Reckless Drivers
Rube and Chairs
Safety at Railroad Crossing
Safety Device for Walking on Icy Pavements
Scientific American
Self-Operating Toothpaste Squeezer
Self-Tire Pump
Self-Watering Palm Tree
Self-Working Corkscrew
Self-Working Sunshade
Shut Off the Radio
Sight-Destroying Hats
Simple Advice for Cutting Your Own Hair
Simple Advice for Cutting Your Own Hair
Simple Alarm Clock
Simple Fly Swatter
Simple Idea for Cooling Soup
Simple Way to Attract a Waiter's Attention
Simple Way to Keep a Visitor from Kissing the Baby
Simple Way to Light a Cigarette While Driving at 60MPH
Simple Way to Open A Tight Window
Simple Way to Put Out the Lights
Simple Way to Sharpen Ice Skates
Simple Way to Turn Off Light If You Forget It When Leaving Room
Simple Way To Turn Off Light If You Forget It When Leaving the Room
Simple Way to Uncork a Bottle
Special Office Desk for Man Who Can't Get Away on a Vacation
Special Roving-eye Goggles
Stop Celery Crunching
Stop Shouting
Sure Cure
Sure Way to Fall Asleep
Sure Way to Have An Uninterrupted Dance
Sure Way to Make Approaching Drier Dim His Headlights
The Demi Tasse
The Fan Kid, 1904
The Hat Store Diving Board
Time Saving for Business People
Traffic Signal Craze
Training Cabinet for People who Expect to Sleep in Trailers
Turn Steam on from Bed
Turn the Lights Off After You Fall Asleep
What to Bring From Europe
Windshield Wiper
World's Fair Gadgets
Wrap a Package for Mailing
