Compact first aid kit
Maker
1. Burroughs Wellcome & Co
2. Seabury & Johnson
Date
Circa 1914
Description
Compact first-aid kit in black box with hinged and compartment fold-away half-lids. Contents include test tubes, bandages, bottles, tins and tubes plus nail scissors and thermometer. Contains packages, etc., of: triangular bandages, cottonwool, tourniquet, boric lint, bandages...
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Object detail
Seabury & Johnson
maker's mark ▫ as printed labels: 'Burroughs Wellcome & Co., London (Eng).'
name/inscriptions ▫ as printed labels:
▪ 'Castor Oil'
▪ 'OILED GAUZE'
▪ 'PINS'
▪ 'MEAD'S/RUBBER/ADHESIVE PLASTER/POCKET SIZE/PREPARED BY/SEABURY & JOHNSON/NEW YORK, U.S.A.' and 'WHEN YOU BUY A/POROUS PLASTER/ASK FOR BENSON'S IT IS/INCOMPARABLY THE BEST', 'TRADE 'V (unclear) POROLE' Brand/MARK/AROMATIC AMMONIA/(FOR USE AS SMELLING SALTS)/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'Court Plaster'
▪ 'TRADE 'HAZELINE' CREAM/Soothing, Emollient, Astrigent/This exquisite preparation is soothing and protective to chaffed, chapped, roughened or sensitive skin.Delightful after shaving./Quickly absorbed and never becomes rancid.It combines fine/well known properties of 'Hazeline' with the antiseptic, penetrating/and emollient qualities of 'Dartring' 'Lanoline'. For all toilet purposes it is fare superior to the ordinary sticky Cold Creams./Wholesale:- Snow Hill Buildings, LONDON, E. C./(branch addresses)'
▪ 'PROTECTIVE SKIN'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/PLEATED COMPRESSED/TRIANGULAR BANAGE/(Esmarch's Pictorial)/ONE BANDAGE PATENT'
▪ 'Tourniquet'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/PLEATED COMPRESSED,/BORIC LINT/½ ounce ½ ounce/PATENT'
▪ 'PLEATED/COMPRESSED/BANDAGE/Open Wove/TRADE MARK 3 yards x/'TABLOID' 2½ inches/BRAND PATENT'
▪ 'PLEATED/COMPRESSED/BANDAGE/OPEN WOVE/Trade 3 yds.'TABLOID' x 1 in./Mark/PATENT'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Pleated/Compressed/ABSORBENT/COTTON WOOL/¼ oz. - ¼ oz.'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Pleated/Compressed/ABSORBENT/COTTON WOOL/¼ oz. - ¼ oz.'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/TANNIN/gr. 2½ (0.162 gm.)/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Cascara Sagrada/(DRY EXTRACT)/gr. 2 (0.13 gm.)/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Chlorate of Potash/and Borax/COMPRESSED/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'TRADE 'SOLOID' BRAND/MARK/Boric Acid/(Perfumed with Otto of Rose)/gr. 6 (0.389 gm.)/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Phenacetin Compound/COMPRESSED/Phenacetin ... ... gr. 4/Caffeine ... ... gr. 1/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'TRADE 'SOLOID' BRAND/MARK/Lead Subacetate/ gr. 10 (0.648 gm.)/POISON/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Soda - Mint/(Neutralising)/COMPRESSED/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Quinine Bisulphate/(Soluble Sulphate of Quinine)/gr. 2 (0.13 gm.)/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'SPIRIT OF/Sal Volatile/(Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia, B.P.)/DIRECTION.-...'
▪ 'CARRON OIL/SHAKE THE BOTTLE'
name/inscriptions ▫ as typed label: 'Compact first-aid box, ca.1914./presented by Mrs L. T. Balfour/University of Melbourne Collection'
name/inscriptions ▫ 'Castor Oil' ▫ 1363.1
name/inscriptions ▫ 'OILED GAUZE' ▫ 1363.3
name/inscriptions ▫ 'CAMEL HAIR BRUSHES' ▫ 1363.6
name/inscriptions ▫ 'PINS' ▫ 1363.7
name/inscriptions ▫ recto, 'MEAD'S/RUBBER/ADHESIVE PLASTER/POCKET SIZE/PREPARED BY/SEABURY & JOHNSON/NEW YORK, U.S.A.'; verso, 'WHEN YOU BUY A/POROUS PLASTER/ASK FOR BENSON'S IT IS/INCOMPARABLY THE BEST' ▫ 1363.9
name/inscriptions ▫ label on lid: 'TRADE 'V (unclear) POROLE' Brand/MARK/AROMATIC AMMONIA/(FOR USE AS SMELLING SALTS)/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.10
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'Court Plaster' ▫ 1363.13
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'TRADE 'HAZELINE' CREAM/Soothing, Emollient, Astrigent/This exquisite preparation is soothing and protective to chaffed, chapped, roughened or sensitive skin.Delightful after shaving./Quickly absorbed and never becomes rancid.It combines fine/well known properties of 'Hazeline' with the antiseptic, penetrating/and emollient qualities of 'Dartring' 'Lanoline'. For all toilet purposes it is fare superior to the ordinary sticky Cold Creams./Wholesale:- Snow Hill Buildings, LONDON, E. C./(branch addresses)' ▫ 1363.18
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'PROTECTIVE SKIN' ▫ 1363.19
name/inscriptions ▫ on top: 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/PLEATED COMPRESSED/TRIANGULAR BANAGE/(Esmarch's Pictorial)/ONE BANDAGE PATENT' ▫ 1363.23 & .24
name/inscriptions ▫ on top: 'PLEATED/COMPRESSED/ABSORBENT/COTTON WOOL/Trade Mark/'TABLOID' 1 ounce/Brand PATENT' ▫ 1363.25
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'Tourniquet' ▫ 1363.26
name/inscriptions ▫ on top: 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/PLEATED COMPRESSED,/BORIC LINT/½ ounce ½ ounce/PATENT' ▫ 1363.27
name/inscriptions ▫ on top: 'PLEATED/COMPRESSED/BANDAGE/Open Wove/TRADE MARK 3 yards x/'TABLOID' 2½ inches/BRAND PATENT' ▫ 1363.28
name/inscriptions ▫ on top: 'PLEATED/COMPRESSED/BANDAGE/OPEN WOVE/Trade 3 yds.'TABLOID' x 1 in./Mark/PATENT' ▫ 1363.29-.34
name/inscriptions ▫ on top: 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Pleated/Compressed/ABSORBENT/COTTON WOOL/¼ oz. - ¼ oz.' ▫ 1363.35 & .36
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/TANNIN/gr. 2½ (0.162 gm.)/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.37
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Cascara Sagrada/(DRY EXTRACT)/gr. 2 (0.13 gm.)/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.39
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Chlorate of Potash/and Borax/COMPRESSED/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.41
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'TRADE 'SOLOID' BRAND/MARK/Boric Acid/(Perfumed with Otto of Rose)/gr. 6 (0.389 gm.)/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.43
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Phenacetin Compound/COMPRESSED/Phenacetin ... ... gr. 4/Caffeine ... ... gr. 1/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.45
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in red: 'TRADE 'SOLOID' BRAND/MARK/Lead Subacetate/ gr. 10 (0.648 gm.)/POISON/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.47
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Soda - Mint/(Neutralising)/COMPRESSED/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.49
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'TRADE 'TABLOID' BRAND/MARK/Quinine Bisulphate/(Soluble Sulphate of Quinine)/gr. 2 (0.13 gm.)/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.51
name/inscriptions ▫ label, in black: 'SPIRIT OF/Sal Volatile/(Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia, B.P.)/DIRECTION.-...' ▫ 1363.53
name/inscriptions ▫ 'CARRON OIL/SHAKE THE BOTTLE' ▫ 1363.55
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