Ryan,

That's it! Except mine had the flapper/clappers that were rectangular
like on a standard fly flap. Bloody handy in mosquito country and fly
country. Better for flies than mosquitoes. I note that this one is gone,
and apparently no link to contact anyone.

So I'm still looking for a source.

Thanks.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 6/22/2011 1:05 PM, Ryan Johnson wrote:
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> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:41 PM, John Rodgers<inua@charter.net>  wrote:
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>>   Ever bothered by flies when camping? Well, they were a problem when I
>> lived in Alaska, and they are down in Alabama as well. Around 1990 when
>> in Alaska I bought an injection molded plastic two-flap pistol-grip fly
>> swatter. There were two flaps mounted on a barrel, which in turn was
>> attached to a pistol grip handle. The thing worked on spring tension.
>> When cocked, and then the trigger pulled, the two flaps would slam
>> together much the way your hands do when clapping, catching the fly in
>> the middle - right out of mid-air. I really liked the thing. That
>> ability to nail an aggravating fly in mid-flight was a handy thing. And
>> it beat having to have a hard backing like a table or wall or bowl or
>> Grandma's apply pie as a backdrop in order to kill him with the single
>> flap type fly swatter. Nothing worse than swatting a fly and have the
>> squashed carcass flip off the swatter onto the last slice of Grandma's
>> apple pie.
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>> I have not seen one of these since around 1992 or '93. Only ever saw
>> them in Alaska. I did learn they had come from California, but never
>> learned more. But surely they will be out there somewhere. Hopefully
>> someone has seen these and know where to get them. Would appreciate
>> hearing of a source. Really great for killing the flies that get into
>> ones camper or tent.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
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>> --
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
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