This horizontal black-and-white comic strip by Rube Goldberg depicts an overly complex, multi-step mechanical contraption designed to button a collar. On the left, a sequence of events is illustrated with alphabetical labels: a pool ball (A) falls through a pocket (C), hitting a see-saw (D) that launches a "bronchitis-measles-germ" (E) into the air; the germ hits a doll (F), causing it to develop a fever and boil a coffee pot; the coffee drops through a funnel (I) into a cat’s mouth, causing insomnia. The cat then climbs a tree (K) for "diversion," knocking off a brick (L) that hits a child (M) in the head, causing the child to press a button (N) for help. This completes an electrical circuit (O) that powers a magnet (P) to pull a tack through the buttonholes. A block of explanatory text at the bottom details these steps. To the right of the machine, a separate vertical panel titled "PHONEY FILMS—NO. 161" shows a person in a uniform walking through a waiting room or lobby; a speech bubble above them reads "MISTER SUETPUDDING" four times, and a man in the background says "I'M HIM."