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Swatter, Fly

Object Name:
Swatter, Fly
Object ID:
2016.015.02
Date:
circa 1950
Description:
Fly swatter. Circular brown vinyl head (blade), stamped in yellow, "CONCORD CO-OPERATIVE BANK / 36 PLEASANT STREET / TEL. CA 5-2321 / 'SAVE WITH US' ". Other side of head has raised cast lettering, "RUBBER NECK / FLY SWATTER / PAT. 1,967,384 / MADE IN U.S.A." Numerous rectangular and round holes cut in head. Wooden handle with hole at bottom end.
Material:
Vinyl
Wood
Dimensions:
W-4.1 L-21.5 D-0.35 inches
Provenance:
Patented by Otto Joseph Urbanek, Chicago, IL, 1934.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wesley G. Balla
Subjects:
Fly swatting, Banks
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