Tanglefoot 1898

General:

    This advertisement was directed at the druggists or other sellers, rather than the buyers, and much of the text is presented in semi-poem form.

Front:

    The image on front depicts a young man peacefully eating a meal.  Beside him on the dinner table is a large section of flypaper.  Above him to the upper left is an image of himself eating another meal with flies surrounding him.  The caption simply reads: "A recollection.  Use Tanglefoot."

Back:

    The text on back reads: "TANGLEFOOT.  SEALED STICKY FLY PAPER."
    "Popular aversion to flies is growing, and Fly Destroyers are coming into greater use.  Of all means for their destruction Tanglefoot is the most practical and the best on account of its greater efficacy, cleanliness, endurance and cheapness.  This is why the sale of Tanglefoot increases yearly."
    "To increase your sales of Tanglefoot let your customer see it in actual use in your store, in the Holder; They will follow your example.  Every customer to whom you sell a box of Tanglefoot will remember it with pleasure every day of the summer."
    "There is a good profit in Tanglefoot."
    "Prices for 1898.  In the United States East of the Rocky Mountains.  30 Cents a Box - 25 Double Sheets.  $2.55 a Case - 10 Boxes.  Holders - 75 Cents a Case - 50 Holders.  L. Richardson Drug Co., Greensboro, N.C."

David A. Rider
Associate Professor of Entomology
North Dakota State University
202 Hultz Hall
Fargo, ND 58105
E-Mail: David.Rider@ndsu.edu

 
Published by the Department of Entomology 

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