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    Posted 10 years ago

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    crazydanmu…
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    does anybody know what this is ......it's 7 inches tall dated 1931 ................................thanks so much

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    1. TallCakes TallCakes, 10 years ago
      missing the bottle that contained the "insecticide" claiming " "Cedar Vaporator kills moths * * * Gives cedar protection to closed closets the year around Kills moths and moth larvae"
      here's link to full text of a judgment against the product:
      https://archive.org/stream/noticesof134113561935unit/noticesof134113561935unit_djvu.txt
    2. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 10 years ago
      This followed the Vapo Cresolene Vaporizer. Cresolene was declared hazardous and the vaporizer quack medicine. Long story but some of them hold value. I have one vapo in aqua with a milk glass chimney left. Not a fortune but fun to collect.

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