Name/Title
Shell DressingEntry/Object ID
2023.257Description
Australian shell dressing covered in khaki cotton casing. Front side has inscription and instructions for use. Stained, but unopened and intact.Use
Shell dressings were carried by individual soldiers, intended to be used as a first dressing in event of wounding or injury. Each cloth pack contains dressings comprised of a gauze pad stitched to a bandage and a safety pin. The field dressing was often the first line of treatment and was intended to be applied by the wounded man himself or other soldiers.Category
Equipment, Medical, War Memorabilia
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Johnson & JohnsonDate made
5/1943 - 5/1943Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
SydneyState/Province
New South WalesCountry
AustraliaContinent
OceaniaInscription/Signature/Marks
Printed on cotton package containing the Shell Dressing. Inside a lined box.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SHELL DRESSING
TO OPEN {
Outer cover. Tear cover open at top between stitches.
Inner waterproof cover. Tear apart at the corner indicated by arrow
.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE. – Take the folded ends of
bandage in each hand, and keeping bandage taut, apply the
surface of pad to wound and fix bandage with safety pin.
In the case of head wounds, when respirators have to
be worn, care should be taken to adjust the pad so that it
does not interfere with the fit of the face piece.
DO NOT HANDLE WOUND OR PAD.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PTY LTD, SYDNEY
MAY 1943Location
Building
Henley & Grange RSL Sub-branchCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodAcquisition
Acquisition Method
Donation