This flypaper shipping crate is imprinted with the name of the Tanglefoot Flypaper Company, “The sanitary fly destroyer, non-poisonous.” Tanglefoot was manufactured by the O&W Thum Company, founded in 1885. Tanglefoot was exceptionally successful because the company’s formula of castor oil, resins, and wax did not soak through the paper and stayed sticky long enough to be stocked on store shelves. Previously, the adhesive had to be applied at the store while the costumer waited.
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