First Aid Box

Name/Title

First Aid Box

Entry/Object ID

00C6.S0001.0001

Description

NNRy Medical Department first aid wooden box. "For First Aid Only // N.N.Ry." painted on the lid with a red cross and "MEDICAL // DEP'T." painted on the front, hinged lid, handle on top. Seven compartments on the inside, contents list taped to inside of lid. Contents: Two (2) 40-inch Triangular Bandage in boxes, two (2) 2-inch bandage compresses in boxes, one (1) box of miniature lamp bulbs, three (3) Esmarch triangular bandages in boxes, one (1) blue seal absorbent gauze in box, gauze in paper wrapper, two (2) loose bundles of gauze, one (1) pair of scissors. Box circa 1910s, last filled September 20, 1949.

Category

First Aid Materials, Caboose #6
Safety Gear, Cabooses, Rolling Stock

Acquisition

Accession

00C6.S0001

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Nevada Northern Railway

Date made

circa 1910 - circa 1915

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Depth

9 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit First Aid Co.