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Fly-Tox Manual Hand Sprayer

  • 1920s

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Hand sprayer with wooden hand pump and metal canister labeled "Fly-Tox" in red text on blue and white background. Round metal canister with screw cap attached to front end of sprayer.

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  • 4.625 in. H x 13.5 in. W x 3 in. D
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  • Box 16

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Science History Institute. Fly-Tox Manual Hand Sprayer. Photograph, 2018. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/m039k592v.

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