First aid kit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WALL MOUNTED/BASIC
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0347.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian National Railways
- MODEL
- P & F
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 11
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BOX
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.7 cm
- Width
- 21.0 cm
- Height
- 11.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Rolling stock
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- CN
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF FIRST AID BOX PRESUMABLY USED IN 1950S +.
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF FIRST AID BOX ASSEMBLED BY CNR, AND PROVIDED FOR PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE USE IN ROLLING STOCK, STATIONS, FREIGHT SHEDS, GENERAL OFFICES, ETC. ALL ITEMS STOCKED IN KIT WERE MFD. IN CANADA. - Function
-
TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SUPPLIES NECESSARY FOR IMMEDIATE TREATMENT OF INJURIES, EITHER MINOR OR THOSE REQUIRING EVENTUAL TREATMENT BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF FIRST AID KIT, STOCKED WITH MEDICAL SUPPLIES TYPICAL OF THE PERIOD. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Black metal box marked " CANADIAN/ NATIONAL/ RAILWAYS " (decal) & " 55 1017 " (stencilled) on top; decal applied to lower front edge reads " TO OPEN/ PRESS DOWN, THEN UP/ DO NOT TWIST ". " COMPLETE/ FORM 9709 &/ RESEAL THIS KIT/ WITH YELLOW/ PAINTED SEAL/ IMMEDIATELY/ AFTER USE " stencilled in yellow paint on inside of box lid.
- Missing
- ACCORDING TO INVENTORY, NUMEROUS SUPPLIES ARE MISSING FROM COMPLETE KIT.
- Finish
- METAL BOX PAINTED BLACK.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian National Railways, First aid kit, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1996.0347, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0347.001/
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