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To kill bedbugs William Tell uses a crossbow, but he should be using Hahnelyn Gas to kill them by fumigation. Colour lithograph, 190- (?).

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Buildings - Fumigation

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To kill bedbugs William Tell uses a crossbow, but he should be using Hahnelyn Gas to kill them by fumigation. Colour lithograph, 190- (?).