First Aid Kit

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

First Aid Kit

Entry/Object ID

1960.172.1a-e

Description

First aid kit consisting of a canvas cover, metal tin, gauze, and safety pins. The cover has a strap at the back to attach to a belt, and secures closed with a front flap that secures with two snaps. The tin is stamped with the label, "FIRST AID PACKET-U.S. ARMY / CONTRACT NOV. 2 1916 / BAUER & BLACK / CHICAGO, U.S.A. / TO OPEN-PULL RING / PATENT APPLIED FOR". The tin is crushed. Inside is a roll of gauze and two safety pins.

Context

Owned by Harold Hawes of Barre, Vermont, during World War I.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.172

Source or Donor

Hawes, Cora Batchelder

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Bauer & Black

Date made

1916

Place

City

Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Kit, First Aid

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kit, Medical

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Therapeutic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Medical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Medical & Psychological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Tin, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hawes, Harold T. (1889-1945)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Related Events

Event

World War I