Contents of a "Tabloid" first aid case

Made:
1900-1930 in England

Contents of a "Tabloid" First Aid case, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1989-93/62
type:
first aid kits
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust

Parts

Packet of safety pins from "Tabloid" first aid case

Packet of safety pins from "Tabloid" first aid case

Packet of safety pins, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt1
type:
safety pins
"Tabloid" pleated compressed bandage

"Tabloid" pleated compressed bandage

3 packets of "Tabloid" pleated compressed bandage, open weave, 1 inch wide, 2 packets x 6 yards, 1 packet x 3 yards, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt2
type:
bandages
Packet of silk from "Tabloid" first aid case

Packet of silk from "Tabloid" first aid case

Small round packet of silk, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt3
type:
silk
"Tabloid" pleated compressed bandage

"Tabloid" pleated compressed bandage

Packet of "Tabloid" pleated compressed bandage, open wove, 2 1/2 ins. x 6 yds, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt4
type:
bandages
"Tabloid" pleated compressed bandage

"Tabloid" pleated compressed bandage

Packet containing one "Tabloid" pleated compressed Triangular Bandage, Esmarch's Pictorial, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt5
type:
bandages
"Tabloid" pleated compressed lint

"Tabloid" pleated compressed lint

Packet containing 1oz of "Tabloid" pleated compressed Lint, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt6
type:
bandages
"Tabloid" pleated compressed Boric lint

"Tabloid" pleated compressed Boric lint

Packet containing 1/2oz of "Tabloid" pleated compressed Boric Lint, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt7
type:
bandages
"Tabloid" pleated compressed Double Cyanide Gauze

"Tabloid" pleated compressed Double Cyanide Gauze

Packet containing 3 yards of "Tabloid" pleated compressed Double Cyanide Gauze, 3%, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt8
type:
bandages
"Tabloid" pleated compressed Absorbant Cotton Wool

"Tabloid" pleated compressed Absorbant Cotton Wool

Opened packet of "Tabloid" pleated compressed Absorbent Cotton Wool, 1oz, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt9
type:
bandages
Solidified carron oil for burns and scalds

Solidified carron oil for burns and scalds

Tin containing small packets of Carron Oil (solidified) for burns and scalds, Castor oil for the eye, and Protective Skin, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt10
type:
carron oil
"Vaporoles" of Aromatic Ammonia

"Vaporoles" of Aromatic Ammonia

Tin containing 2 "Vaporoles" of Aromatic Ammonia, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt11
type:
aromatic ammonia
Tourniquet from "Tabloid" first aid case

Tourniquet from "Tabloid" first aid case

Packet containing a tourniquet, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt12
type:
tourniquets
Styptic pencil

Styptic pencil

Styptic pencil(?), probably by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt13
type:
styptic pencils
Glass tube containing menthol

Glass tube containing menthol

Corked glass tube containing Menthol Cone, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt14
type:
menthol
Waterproof bandage or plaster in tube

Waterproof bandage or plaster in tube

Metal tube containing waterproof bandage or plaster, probably by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1930

Object Number:
1989-93/62 Pt15
type:
bandages