This reminded me of an old Scrooge McDuck comic where he's in the Western US(could be Klondike) somewhere, around the time of electrification. In a saloon somewhere, the newfangled light bulb breaks and the proprietor calls on the handyman to come sweep up the shards of glass and make sure they don't get electricity all over the floor.

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Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths
"Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!"