Kit, First Aid
- Object Name:
- Kit, First Aid
- Object ID:
- 2007.060.06
- Place of Origin:
- Rockford, IL
- Date:
- 1969
- Description:
- First aid kit, Bell System, 1969, used by James L. Dimick, telephone technician for New England Telephone Co. in New Hampshire. Rectangular metal box , painted dark olive green. Hinged cover with yellow lettering on top: "FIRST AID / BELL SYSTEM - 0". Printed list of contents applied to underside of cover. Rubber gasket around inside of cover. Two latches and bail handle on front. Contains nine cardboard boxes, small scissors in a sealed plastic bag, and tweezers. Each box is labeled with contents, directions, and the Bell System logo. Contents include antiseptic, bandages, compresses, ointment, and creosote burn wash, all distributed by Medical Supply Co., Rockford, Illinois. Removable laminated card printed on both sides with instructions for treating various injuries.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Paper
Rubber - Dimensions:
- H-2.5 W-7.65 D-4.55 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor was a telephone technician for New England Telephone Co. in Concord, 1969-1983, and then for AT&T in Concord until 1986. He worked in Laconia, NH, 1986-2003, first for NYNEX, then Bell Atlantic, then Verizon.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of James L. Dimick
- People:
- Dimick, James L. (1946- )
- Subjects:
- Company Issue, First Aid Kit, Medical
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