Rat Poison Box
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0310
- Description
- A small, empty, circular box of Rough On Rat Poison with intricate labelling with many slogan’s and instructions. The top lid lifts off and features a dark red label with lots of black text including, “POISON!” “ROUGH ON RATS” “ANTIDOTE -ON- SIDE LABEL”. The bottom has a yellow label with more blac…
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- Title
- Rat Poison Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; cardboard
- Dimensions
- 3.1 cm
- Description
- A small, empty, circular box of Rough On Rat Poison with intricate labelling with many slogan’s and instructions. The top lid lifts off and features a dark red label with lots of black text including, “POISON!” “ROUGH ON RATS” “ANTIDOTE -ON- SIDE LABEL”. The bottom has a yellow label with more black text that includes French writing. Along the sides of the box is more labelling in red text that includes “A RAT POSION”, “ROUGH ON RATES” with skulls in between each word, “DON’T DIE IN THE HOUSE”, “POISON”.
- Subject
- household
- poison
- rat poison
- pest control
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0310
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