Port & River — 1900-1935
Sample jar, sample of pyrethrum flower
Sample of pyrethrum flowers imported through the London docks from Japan. Powder made from the crushed flower of the pyrethrum was reputedly used by soldiers in the Napoleonic and First World Wars to combat fleas and lice.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.116/150
- Object name:
- sample jar, sample of pyrethrum flower
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- Production date:
- 1900-1935
- Material:
glass, paper, pyrethrum flower
- Measurements/duration:
- H 130 mm, DM 50 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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