Metal tin with fold out compartments containing medical supplies
Production date
1940s?
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Metal tin with fold out compartments containing medical supplies. Tin is made from green painted metal (chipped) with remainder of red cross emblem and trademark in gold writing on the top. Inside there are three compartments. The central compartment contains items including bandages;smelling salts; a bottle that previously contained Quinine; and a tourniquet. The side compartments are closed with a slide fastening and contain medicines including Asperin and Rhubarb pills in small cork sealed bottles.
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Catalogue Number
1008A/11
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British Red Cross Society. Hampshire Branch
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