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APEX Electric Moth Fumigator

  • 1950s

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Metal pesticide fumigator, box, rope electrical cord, instructions, and record log.

A. Small, metal cup with plastic bottom, two prongs, and metal handle.
B. Blue rope electrical cord.
C. Box with red and blue text on white background and cellophane screen.
D. Apex Moth Fumicakes instructions with white text on white paper.
E. "Refills" and Record Log card with blue text on white paper.

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  • 2.625 in. H x 7.625 in. W x 5.25 D. (Box)
  • 5 in. H x 2.5 in. Diam. (Metal cup)
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 7

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Science History Institute. APEX Electric Moth Fumigator. Photograph, 2018. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8s45q9658.

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