Fly-Tox Hand Sprayer, 1940-1950
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Artifact Overview
The Toledo Rex Spray Company trademarked "Fly-Tox" in 1923. The Rex Company (later Rex Research Corporation) marketed Fly-Tox to kill common household pests. As the organochlorine Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) gained creditability after World War II as a less-toxic compound, Fly-Tox incorporated DDT. Widespread use of DDT and its documented negative effects on ecosystems led U.S. legislators to ban the chemical in 1972.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Hand sprayer
Date Made
1940-1950
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.269
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Red
Dimensions
Length: 13 in
Width: 3 in
Height: 4.5 in
Inscriptions
on barrel of sprayer:
USE / GENUINE / FLY-TOX / ESTABLISHED / REX / 1896 / KILLS / FLYS BEDBUGS MOTHS ANTS / MOSQUITOS ROACHES FLEAS / MADE IN USA
on each end of reservoir:
FLY-TOX
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