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Vintage poster for RIPA insecticide: a man itches in bed, attacks the sheets with a bottle, then sleeps peacefully.

A man using RIPA insecticide to kill bedbugs and get a good night's sleep. Colour lithograph, ca. 1900.

A three-panel colour lithograph poster for RIPA insecticide shows a man itching in bed, then leaning over the sheets with a bottle, and finally sleeping soundly. Red bedframes, a yellow banner and a RIPA bottle at lower left frame the sequence.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1900?]
Medium
Lithographs Posters
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2745 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1910.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Cartel del insecticida RIPA: hombre que se rasca y luego duerme

Un cartel litográfico a color de tres viñetas para el insecticida RIPA muestra a un hombre rascándose en la cama, luego inclinado sobre las sábanas con un frasco y finalmente durmiendo profundamente. Camas rojas, un banner amarillo y un frasco de RIPA en la esquina inferior izquierda enmarcan la secuencia.

Português: Cartaz do inseticida RIPA: homem que se coça e depois dorme

Um cartaz litográfico colorido em três painéis para o inseticida RIPA mostra um homem coçando-se na cama, depois debruçado sobre os lençóis com um frasco e, por fim, dormindo profundamente. Camas vermelhas, uma faixa amarela e um frasco de RIPA no canto inferior esquerdo emolduram a sequência.

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