Antique Pick of the Week: Rare Glass Fly Catcher
April 25, 2008 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Home & Living
This doodad captivated me so much I had to pay another visit with my camera to take its picture. Here’s what the tag says:
Fly Catcher Rare $24
Must-have for country kitchen look
Circa 1900-1920
To use this fly catcher, remove the glass stopper and pour in honey or sugar water. Place where you see flies, and they get stuck in the bottom. This catcher is actually nicer looking in person, plus the tape on top is hiding the pretty design on the stopper.
Have you tried this method of catching flies?
Image via Peggy Rowland.
HEY! I have tried this. I wrote a post about this at THF a long, long time ago. How to make your own fly catching bottle. Using a recycled bottle, banana peel, and water. It really does work. I had no clue they made real ones. Weird. Very weird.
Oh, I need to look up that post, although Choco catches any fly that gets in here. He’s amazing at it.
I had no clue they made these either, but I guess this was before those gross fly strip things.