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Anti-mosquito spray gun, metal, by R. Sumner and Co. of Liverpool, 1914-1918
Mosquitoes are not only a nuisance but, from the late 1890s, were known to carry the disease malaria. It is possible that this copper and brass spray gun was used during the First World War to protect soldiers from mosquitoes. It was made by R Sumner and Co, a surgical instrument maker and chemist located in Liverpool, England.
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Anti-mosquito spray gunDetails
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A652314
- Measurements:
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overall: 456 mm x 325 mm x 112 mm, 1.5 kg
- type:
- spray gun
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
