1953 Hercules Toxaphene Ad - "Winner Against Insects"

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This advertisement promotes Hercules Toxaphene, an insecticide ingredient developed by Hercules Powder Company. The ad highlights Toxaphene's effectiveness and low cost in controlling over 150 types of crop-destroying insects. It emphasizes the product's ease of application by plane or conventional farm equipment, and claims that its use results in higher crop yields at lower costs. The ad also notes the widespread use of Toxaphene in agricultural insecticides and its role in guiding planes for aerial applications.

Brand: Hercules Powder Company
Product: Hercules Toxaphene
Tagline: Winner Against Insects
Publication: Fortune
Year: 1953

Objects in the advertisement: flag, airplane, farmer, field, crops

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