First Aid kit used on US Army air service world flight in 1924, England, 1910-1924

Made:
1910-1924 in London
maker:
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited
First aid kit 'Tabloid' brand in aluminium case First aid kit in aluminium case in canvas satchel, used on U.S

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First aid kit 'Tabloid' brand in aluminium case
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First aid kit in aluminium case in canvas satchel, used on U.S
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

First aid kit 'Tabloid' brand in aluminium case, in canvas satchel, used on U.S. Army air service world flight of 1924, manufactured by Burroughs, Wellcome and Co., English early 20th century, autographed by the aircrew

‘Tabloid’ brand first aid kits made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co were given to explorers and influential people packed with the company’s products of the day in a shrewd attempt to promote the product.

This case was given to one of the four two-man crews on the first circumnavigation of the globe by air by the US Army Air Service World Flight in 1924. The case was presented back to Burroughs, Wellcome & Co and signed as a memento by the six airmen in the successful Boston, Chicago and Seattle planes. The trip took an incredible 175 days.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A700012
Materials:
aluminium, textile and canvas
Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 382 mm x 320 mm, 2.6kg
aluminium case: 72 mm x 382 mm x 220 mm,
type:
first aid kit
credit:
Smith, P.

Parts

Bakelite tube for opium and lead tablets

Bakelite tube for opium and lead tablets

Black guetta percha tube for Opium and Lead tablets, now empty. 88 mm x 20 mm diameter, 19g. Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1910-1924.

Materials:
guetta percha and empty
Object Number:
A700012 Pt34
type:
tube and medicine chest