Name/Title
Metal 'Official First-Aid Kit, Boy Scouts of America', c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
1998.322.2Description
ACC. NO. 98.322.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930's
OBJECT: KIT, FIRST-AID
DESCRIPTION:
RECTANGULAR-SHAPED METAL BOX, WITH LITHOGRAPHIC LABEL ON COVER IN GREY-, WHITE-, ORANGE-, AND BLUE-COLORED TYPE. BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION STATES, "OFFICIAL FIRST-AID KIT, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA." KIT HAS ITS ORIGINAL CONTENTS, INCLUDING GAUZE, BOTTLE OF IODINE, ETC.
SIZE: L 3-1/4" X W 5-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
FIRST-AID KIT ISSUED TO THE DONOR WHEN HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALAMEDA BRANCH OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. THE DONOR WAS BORN, RAISED, AND EDUCATED IN ALAMEDA. HE WAS A MEMBER OF A PIONEER FAMILY OF THE CITY.
DONOR:
BILL COX
CATALOGED: OCTOBER 10, 1998
