Bacardi and Stearns Brand Electric Paste 1965 (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to c/vintageads@sh.itjust.works

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Found this old newspaper page folded up in a box in the attic at moms house and thought I'd share!

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[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

From what I could find online the "electric paste" is just a paste made of yellow phosphorous which is apparently excellent for killing things lol it seems to have stopped being sold after an EPA recall in the 80s

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

So just a catchy name?

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