Bottles of Barfoot, spray gun, & Twist Ems, Los Angeles, Calif., 1940

4 photographs: 3 of products--3 containers of different Barfoot products, a spray gun with a jar of solution, and 2 packages of Twist-Ems--and one of a cartoon of a woman putting a Twist-Em on a plant, Los Angeles, California, 1940 January 20. The Twist-Ems packages read: "125 - 8 inch [and one 4 inch] 'Twist-Ems' T[rade]M[ark] Reg[istered]; Pat[ent] Pending; The New Handy Plant-Tie; Take 'Twist-ems] out here; Made in U.S.A.; For nurseries, estates and amateur gardeners." "Subject: Bottles of Barfoot, spray gun, & Twist Ems." "Client: Germaine, Mr. Porter; Agency: Shopping News, Mr. Baron; Original print order: 1 ea[ch] 2 x 1-5/8 inch; Mount: contact; Year: 1940; Job no. 01-20-144" - on envelope front. "Operator's report -- name: Herb; 3 original photographs -- at studio; special lighting or background; Amount: 9.00; 1 copy -- (print extra); Amount 1.50; Composite work: Amount: 1.50; Shopping News #6032" -- on envelope back. "Germaine's Pet; Mr. Barron, Shopping News; proport[ions] of 2 [inches] wide, 1-5/8 [inches] high; 65 line screen" -- on paper scrap.