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  2. Bug zapper - Wikipedia

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    Early model prototype fly zapper circa 1911, conceded to be too expensive to be practical. In its October 1911 issue, Popular Mechanics magazine had a piece showing a model "fly trap" that used all the elements of a modern bug zapper, including electric light and electrified grid. The design was implemented by two unnamed Denver men and was ...

  3. Fly-killing device - Wikipedia

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    A typical flyswatter. A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly swatter [1]) usually consists of a small rectangular or round sheet of a lightweight, flexible, vented material (usually thin metallic, rubber, or plastic mesh) around 10 cm (4 in) across, attached to a handle about 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 ft) long made of a lightweight material such as wire, wood, plastic, or metal.

  4. In the immortal battle of man vs. fly, the flies are winning ...

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    Walking out of a hardware store last year with my new prized possession, an electric fly swatter, a woman stopped me in the parking lot to ask if it worked. ... At the very least, you have to ...

  5. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    1900 Fly swatter. A fly swatter is a hand-held device for swatting and killing flies and other insects. The first modern fly-destruction device was invented in 1900 by Robert R. Montgomery, an entrepreneur based in Decatur, Illinois. [75] On January 9, 1900, Montgomery was issued U.S. patent #640,790 for the "Fly-Killer". [76] 1900 Thumbtack

  6. Robert R. Montgomery - Wikipedia

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    Robert R. Montgomery (September 8, 1843 – March 7, 1930) [1] was an American inventor who created the fly swatter in 1899 which was later approved for a patent in 1900. Prior to that, flies were usually killed with folded newspapers.

  7. Fly-whisk - Wikipedia

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    Goat-hide and horse-hair Hausa fly-whisk, from near Maradi, Niger, early 1960s, 28 inches (71 cm). A fly-whisk (or fly-swish) [1] is a tool that is used to swat flies. A similar device is used as a hand fan in hot tropical climates, sometimes as part of regalia, and is called a chowrie, chāmara, or prakirnaka in South Asia and Tibet.

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