Name/Title
Gauze bandage box, 5 × 550 cmEntry/Object ID
2025.1.145Description
A small printed paperboard carton for a roll of medical gauze bandage, torn open at the top with the closure flaps detached/crushed and the contents partially exposed. The principal panel has a cream/buff ground with black serif lettering "VENDA / DE / GASA," a large orange quarter-circle (lower corner), and a red horizontal band near the base. An adjacent panel carries the product specification "5 x 550 cm," the price "Precio al Público: $0.15," and the issuing/responsible line "GRUPO ESPECIAL DE / MATERIALES DE CURACION" (the C of "CURACION" partly obscured), above the same red band. The contents — a roll of woven cotton gauze — appear present but soiled at the opened top. The product is a 5 cm × 550 cm gauze bandage.Use
Medical supplies of Leopoldo Arús GálvezCollection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
Grupo Especial de Materiales de CuraciónNotes
Date: circa 1960s–1970s (tentative).Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Principal panel (printed): "VENDA DE GASA."
Specification panel (printed): "5 x 550 cm"; "Precio al Público: $0.15"; "GRUPO ESPECIAL DE / MATERIALES DE CURACION" (final word partly obscured).
Design elements: orange quarter-circle and red horizontal band (no text).Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leopoldo Arús GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
acquisition, useCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 18, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026
