T & K Sportsman's Friend, ca. 1900
Contributed by Maine State Museum
Item 17598
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This insect repellent was distributed by a Bangor company.
The bottle reads:
"Trade T & K Mark/Sportsman's/Friend/Keeps Flies and Mosquitoes/from Man and Beast/RUB ON EXPOSED PARTS/It will do the rest/If Animals have sores caused/by FLY BITES, it will heal/as well as keep the pests/away./4 Fluid Ounces/PUT UP BY/THURSTON & KINGSBURY CO./Bangor, Maine"
Other Information
- Title: T & K Sportsman's Friend, ca. 1900
- Creator: Thurston & Kingsbury Company
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Town: Bangor
- County: Penobscot
- State: ME
- Media: glass, liquid
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine State Museum
83 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-2301
http://www.maine.gov/museum/index.html
Cross Reference Searches
LC Subject Headings
Camping--Maine
Insects
Insect baits and repellents
Mosquitos
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