FIRST AID BOX, Voluntary Aid Detachment

H1999.54.1-9

(.1) Rectangular metal tin with hinged lid. Tin painted khaki green. Yellow "6" painted on front of tin. Metal loop at opposite sides of tin with brown leather strap attached. Inside of tin is unpainted.

(.2) Large roll of white cotton flannellette bandage.

(.3) Large roll of white gauze bandage.

(.4) Small roll of white gauze, wrapped in blue paper.
(.5) Small roll of white gauze, wrapped in blue paper.
(.6) Small roll of white gauze, wrapped in blue paper.
(.7) Small roll of white gauze, wrapped in beige paper.

(.8) Bandage, wrapped in green paper. Blue label in centre, with white writing. "GREEN CROSS/ABSORBENT GAUZE BANDAGE/ Specially Manufactured in England for/ F.H. FAULDING & CO. LTD./ ADELAIDE, PERTH, SYDNEY,/ AND MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA".

(.9) Small glass bottle, with remnants of paper wrapping over whole of bottle. Clear bottle, with yellow paper label and brown printing. "AROMATIC SPIRIT OF/ SAL / VOLATILE".

Department: 

History Department

Collection

Swan Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1999.54.1-9
Accession Date: 1 Nov 2002
Acquisition Year: 1997
Credit: WA Museum Collection

Material

Metal/Metal

metal, leather, glass, paper, gauze, cotton

1 - Box
Leather/Leather1 - Box
Cotton/Textile2 - bandage
Gauze/Textile3 - gauze
Glass/Glass9 - bottle
Paper/Paper9 - bottle
Gauze/TextileRest of Object
Paper/PaperRest of Object

Measurement

length230mm
width85mm
height125mm
height115mm
diameter80mm
height130mm
diameter60mm
height30mm
diameter30mm
height40mm
diameter30mm
height25mm
diameter30mm
height75mm
diameter30mm
height65mm
diameter30mm
height100mm
diameter35mm

 


 

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