Port & River — 1900-1935
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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.
sample jar, sample of pyrethrum flower
World War I
Japan
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