Mosquito Coils
The mosquito coil wasn't always a coil. It was the Japanese inventor's wife who suggested that longer sticks be coiled into a spiral shape. Voila! The defining idea.
There are many more modern ways to keep the mozzies at bay (indeed, come summer time, social media seems to be full of solutions), but none are quite as atmospheric and chilled as a slow burning (and, it is submitted, preferably dark green) mosquito coil smoking away in the corner. For many they trigger vivid memories of things like holiday…
