WW1 Personal First Aid Kit

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c. 1910 - 1940

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Overview

Small cream coloured tin with a white cross in a red hexafoil centrally placed on the lid with red lettering surrounding it. The tin opens with hinges and the original contents are still inside along with some useful instructions for emergencies printed on the inside of the lid

Historical information

This First Aid kit was issued to British service personnel up to and including WW2 . It is believed that this model became obsolete by 1940.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.319

Item type

Objects

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Metal

Width

120 mm

Height or length

100 mm

Depth

25 mm

Themes

War and Conflict

Inscriptions and markings

On the lid of the tin appears the following

AID-ALL
First Aid
OUTFIT

CONTENTS
SURGEONS LINT, BORIC LINT, ABSORBENT WOOL BANDAGE
PICRIC LINT, SAFETY PINS, OINTMENT ETC

MADE IN ENGLAND

Contextual Information

The six-petalled rose, also known as the hexafoil, has been very widely used in European folk art for a very long time. In many countries it has been used as a protective symbol.

Keywords

First Aid Box And Contents

Place made

England
United Kingdom

Year

c. 1910 - 1940

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Busselton Historical Society

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