Antique CalPro Ant Exterminating System 1920’s
Product details
| Management number | 5828487 | Release Date | 2025/08/21 | List Price | $19.95 | Model Number | 5828487 | ||
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The term "antique Cal Pro ant exterminator system" refers to a vintage ant bait system, specifically the Calpro Ant System, produced in Los Angeles, likely in the 1920s. These systems were made of ceramic, featured a green glaze, and were manufactured by Metlox Pottery. They involved a bait station where ants could enter through side holes and access poison syrup placed inside through a top opening.
Design and Function:
The Calpro Ant System was designed as a decorative, ceramic ant trap. It had a bell shape or a similar design with small holes on the sides for ants to enter. A poison syrup, such as one made by Destruxol, would be added to the interior through a hole in the top, which was typically sealed with a cork.
Historical Context:
These devices were popular in the early to mid-20th century and are considered collectible items today, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Item in picture is one for sale. Some wear from being an antique.
| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Antique > 100 years or older |
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| Size | N/A |
| Brand | None |
| Condition | Good |
Bestseller ranking
100 years or older
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