File:Anti-mosquito spray gun, Liverpool, England, 1914-1918 Wellcome L0058804.jpg

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Anti-mosquito spray gun, Liverpool, England, 1914-1918
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Anti-mosquito spray gun, Liverpool, England, 1914-1918
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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.

maker: R Sumner and Company

Place made: Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

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Keywords: spray gun; vector; Malaria
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A652314
  • Photo number: L0058804
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