Paragon pocket first aid kit, 1939-1945

Rectangular gilt-coloured metal pocket case with a hinged lid and clasp closure, bearing a printed paper label reading "Paragon First Aid Pocket Case" with details of the case contents. Inside the lid a printed paper label providing instructions for the treatment of bleeding, burns and scalds, and sprains. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Paragon first aid pocket case tin, 1939-1945

Rectangular gilt-coloured metal pocket case with a hinged lid and clasp closure, bearing a printed paper label reading "Paragon First Aid Pocket Case" with details of the case contents. Inside the lid a printed paper label providing instructions for the treatment of bleeding, burns and scalds, and sprains. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Measurements:: overall: 25 mm x 83 mm x 62 mm,

Materials:: metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: Y2001.314/1

type:: box - container

Orange collapsible metal ointment tube with a screw cap, printed in black with the inscriptions 'Boracic Ointment' and 'For External Use ANTISEPTIC'. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Tube of Boracic Antiseptic Ointment, 1939-1945

Orange collapsible metal ointment tube with a screw cap, printed in black with the inscriptions 'Boracic Ointment' and 'For External Use ANTISEPTIC'. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Materials:: plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: Y2001.314/2

type:: boracic ointment , materia medica and tube

Rolled white woven bandage wrapped in a printed paper band reading 'Paragon W.O.W. Bandage' (White Open Wove Bandage) in blue. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Paragon W.O.W. bandage, 1939-1945

Rolled white woven bandage wrapped in a printed paper band reading 'Paragon W.O.W. Bandage' (White Open Wove Bandage) in blue. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Materials:: paper (fibre product) and cotton (textile)

Object Number:: Y2001.314/3

type:: gauze and bandages

Rectangular cardboard box labelled 'B.C.P.' and 'Sterilized Dressing No. 19 Hand or Foot', with directions for use printed on one side. Each end is labelled, with the Paragon brand name on one end and 'FACTAID' and 'Factory First Aid Assn.' on the other. The contents remain sealed inside. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Paragon sterilized dressing No. 19, Hand or Foot, 1939-1945

Rectangular cardboard box labelled 'B.C.P.' and 'Sterilized Dressing No. 19 Hand or Foot', with directions for use printed on one side. Each end is labelled, with the Paragon brand name on one end and 'FACTAID' and 'Factory First Aid Assn.' on the other. The contents remain sealed inside. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Materials:: cardboard

Object Number:: Y2001.314/4

type:: dressings

Rectangular cardboard box labelled 'B.C.P.' and 'Sterilized Finger Dressing No. 1', with directions for use printed on one side. Each end is labelled, with the Paragon brand name on one end and 'FACTAID' and 'Factory First Aid Assn.' on the other. The contents remain sealed inside. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Paragon sterilized finger dressing No. 1, 1939-1945

Rectangular cardboard box labelled 'B.C.P.' and 'Sterilized Finger Dressing No. 1', with directions for use printed on one side. Each end is labelled, with the Paragon brand name on one end and 'FACTAID' and 'Factory First Aid Assn.' on the other. The contents remain sealed inside. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Materials:: cardboard

Object Number:: Y2001.314/5

type:: dressings

Yellow rectangular cardboard box labelled 'B.C.P.', 'Sterilized Burn Dressing No. 7' and including the directions for use. Each end is labelled with the Paragon brand name on one end, and in the opposite 'FACTAID' and 'Factory First Aid Assn.'. The contents remain sealed inside. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.

Paragon sterilized burn dressing No. 7, 1939-1945

Yellow rectangular cardboard box labelled 'B.C.P.', 'Sterilized Burn Dressing No. 7' and including the directions for use. Each end is labelled with the Paragon brand name on one end, and in the opposite 'FACTAID' and 'Factory First Aid Assn.'. The contents remain sealed inside. From a Paragon-branded Pocket First Aid Kit made by Smith & Nephew Ltd., British, 1939-1945.