Soren S. Adams' Jam Jar

Soren S. Adams' Jam Jar
Origin	Soren Sorensen "Sam" Adams
Type	Empty Jar (Originally used for Jam)
Effects	Opening jar causes phantom snakes to jump out of the jar.
Downsides	Leaves the opener with paranoia that lasts over 2 to 3 hours.
Activation	Opening the jar
Collected by	Gerald C. Demall
Section	Jacobstown-8822
Aisle	98272-872823
Shelf	3827893-283792-982
Date of Collection	April 1st, 1943
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Origin

Soren Sorensen "Sam" Adams (May 24, 1879 – October 20, 1963) was a Danish-American inventor and manufacturer of novelty products, including the joy buzzer.

A snake nut can is a practical joke device that closely resembles a can of nuts, but contains a long wire spring covered by a cloth or vinyl sheath, printed like snake skin, which leaps out of the can and startles the unsuspecting victim.

The item was invented by Samuel Sorensen Adams of the S.S. Adams Co. circa 1915. Adams' wife Emily had been complaining about the jam jar, saying that it wasn't properly closed or that it was sticky. Adams, inspired by her nagging, then invented a spring snake - a coil of wire wrapped in a cloth skin, and compressed the two-foot snake into a little jam jar so that it would jump out when the lid was removed.

Effects

Opening jar causes phantom snakes to jump out of the jar, leaves the opener with paranoia that lasts over 2 to 3 hours.

Collection

Collected by Gerald C. Demall on April 1st, 1943.