"FLY-TOX kills Flies, Mosquitoes" - Fly-tox print ad - 1930s

Strange old day, they have to use the pump, no spray can.

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reddig33@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I’m afraid to ask what’s in it. Especially with that inset photo where she’s using a mouth dispenser.

skeletorfw@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Just good old fashioned DDT apparently...

Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Their ads were great

reddig33@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

“Safe.”

Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Later versions used freon as a propellant.

hahattpro@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

So, you have to buy a pump yourself ? or just open the can, let it in the room and fly tox just work out of the can ?

Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

I don't know. I have a vague recollection of there being some kind of trigger and nozzle attachment for things like this.