Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medicine, First aid kit, Early 20th century
... Cuxson, Gerrard & Co. Ltd... for display. First Aid Kit Warrnambool Cuxson, Gerrard & Co. Ltd ...
This is a pocket first aid kit suitable for personal use – hikers, travellers, home and business areas. It contains items that may be of use in an emergency – a bandage, a finger burn dressing, boracic lint, self-adhesive plaster, safety pins, ointment, jelly for gauze dressings. The items in the tin would have been in common use in the 1930s and 40s. This item has no known local provenance but is of historical interest and may be useful for display.This is a metal tin with a yellow lid with red and white markings. Inside are eight items suitable for first aid use. There is also a sheet listing the original items. The tin is rusted in several placesfirst aid kit, warrnambool, cuxson, gerrard & co. ltd