First Aid Kit
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Bryant Tolles Sr.
MakerMade by
Mine Safety Appliances Co.
(American)
DistributorDistributed by
American Red Cross
(American)
Date1941-1945
MediumCotton, metal, cardboard
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Grace L. Tolles and Bryant F. Tolles, Jr.
Object number1992.20.1a-r
Description[First Aid Kit consisting of a khaki cotton bag with snaps on the flap for cover; two long strips of khaki cloth are attached ot the bag so it could be tied around a person's waist. The bag (.a) contains various medical supplies, including: (.b) box containing one forty-inch triangular bandage; (.c) bottle of iodine; (.d) box of plain absobent gauze; (.e and .f) four-inch bandage compresses; (.g) three-inch bandage compresses; (.h) two-inch bandage compresses; (.i) one-inch adhesive compresses; (.j) ammonia inhalents; (.k,.l,.m) wooden tourniquet sticks; (.n) linen sling; (.o) what appears to be red lipstick (?); (.p) pad of identification tags; (.q-.r) two small pencils.
Some of the medical supplies are printed with: "Mine Safety Appliance Co. Pittsburgh, Pa."; others are printed with: "Distributed by the American Red Cross".]
NotesHistorical Note: This first aid kit was distributed by the American Red Cross for people to keep on hand in case of civil emergency during World War II.Some of the medical supplies are printed with: "Mine Safety Appliance Co. Pittsburgh, Pa."; others are printed with: "Distributed by the American Red Cross".]
Status
On view
