A hapless inventor named Reginald, whose inventions are as ludicrous as they are dangerous, accidentally creates a machine that can teleport objects to any point in time. His attempts to use it to acquire valuable antiques and impress his neighbors lead to a series of hilariously disastrous time travel mishaps, culminating in a shocking revelation that the machine itself is a product of the future, leaving him to grapple with the paradoxical consequences of his own creation.