Rare blackened metal packaging tin for "Solidified Nicotine," an insecticide to be diluted, bearing a highly graphic lithographed paper label: a gardener with a sprayer, fountain, flowers, and the warning "POISON." The reverse side retains its instructions for use, specifying a dilution of 3 to 4 grams per liter of water. The "breveté S.G.D.G." mark and the advertising design likely place this tin in the interwar period. To be kept only as a collector's item, without using the product.
✦ Estimated period: circa 1920-1930 ✦ Origin: France ✦ Dimensions: approx. 7.5 x 7.5 x 4 cm ✦ Material: metal and lithographed paper label ✦ Condition: wear, rubbing, and minor soiling consistent with age; label intact and very legible, with visible signs of use on the metal.
A small antique advertising tin with a striking design, ideal for a collection of vintage gardening items, "poison" objects, or a cabinet of curiosities.
