Original DDT insecticide manufactured by H.J. Polzer: (left) box of powder, (right) spray can. Colour lithograph, 19--.

  • H. J. Polzer.
Date:
[between 1900 and 1999]
Reference:
659422i
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About this work

Description

The insecticidal properties of DDT were discovered by Paul Hermann Müller working for J.R. Geigy A.G. in Basel in 1939. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948 for his discovery. DDT was much used in World War II to suppress insect-borne diseases. Since then, owing to its toxic qualities, its use has been controversial

Publication/Creation

[Switzerland] : [H.J. Polzer?], [between 1900 and 1999] ([Place of manufacture not identified] : Atelier Hüblinger-Duschel)

Physical description

2 prints : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheets 85.3 x 117 and 84.7 x 117 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Jetzt mit der neuen H.J. Polzer-Automatic Original DDT. Insecticide powder. Insecticide spray.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 659422i

Creator/production credits

Printer's name preceded by "dh" in a box, and followed by "Cäs" (indistinct), possibly signatures of the designer

Type/Technique

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Subjects

Holdings

  • Complete work

Where to find it

  • Upper sheet of two

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    659422i.1

  • Lower sheet of two

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    659422i.2

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