'Tabloid' first aid super pocket kit used on US Antarctic expedition of 1939-1941, United States, 1939

Made:
1939 in New York
maker:
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited
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Tabloid first aid super pocket kit
Science Museum Group Collection
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Tabloid first aid super pocket kit
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tabloid first aid super pocket kit
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Interior of the Tabloid first aid super pocket kit
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tabloid first aid super pocket kit
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tabloid first aid super pocket kit
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tabloid first aid super pocket kit
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tabloid first aid super pocket kit
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tabloid first aid super pocket kit, with waterproof canvas cover, by Burroughs Wellcome & Co (USA) Inc, used by Finn Ronne on U.S. Antarctic expedition of 1939-1941, with letter about the kit from Burroughs Wellcome

‘Tabloid’ brand first aid kits made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co were given to explorers and influential people packed with the company’s products of the day in a shrewd attempt to promote the product.

This first aid kit belonged to Finn Ronne (1899-1980), an American-Norwegian polar explorer on an expedition to Antarctica during 1939-1941. Ronne was second in command. Handwritten on the canvas case are all the places Ronne visited during his journey, including the 1,200-mile sledge trip. On the reverse of the tin is a map of Antarctica with a red line showing his route.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A700019
Materials:
case, canvas and container, steel
Measurements:
overall: 48 mm x 140 mm x 87 mm, .3kg
type:
first aid kit

Parts

'Tabloid' first aid super pocket kit used on US Antarctic expedition

'Tabloid' first aid super pocket kit used on US Antarctic expedition

Tabloid first aid super pocket kit by Burroughs Wellcome & Co (USA) Inc, used by Finn Ronne on U.S. Antarctic expedition of 1939-1941.

Measurements:
overall: 128 mm x 85 mm x 38 mm, .3 kg
Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
A700019/1
type:
first aid kit
Canvas cover for 'Tabloid' first aid super pocket kit used on US Antarctic expedition

Canvas cover for 'Tabloid' first aid super pocket kit used on US Antarctic expedition

Waterproof canvas cover with tabloid first aid super pocket kit, by Burroughs Wellcome & Co (USA) Inc, used by Finn Ronne on U.S. Antarctic expedition of 1939-1941, with letter about the kit from Burroughs Wellcome

Measurements:
overall: 145 mm x 91 mm x 46 mm,
Materials:
textile
Object Number:
A700019/2
type:
canvas cover