Canister
Object number2009.18.4
Manufacturer
The Fischman Company
Datec. 1955
OriginPhiladelphia, PA
MediumMetals
Credit LineGift of City of Pittsburgh
DescriptionDressing container.Dimensions12 x 13 x 12 in. (30.5 x 33 x 30.5 cm)Marks[Received in cardboard box; printed on one side: "NS-7-CD (FCDA-V-415) / CONTAINER, DRESSING/ CRM 12" DIA. X 12" HIGH / QTY-1 / OIN-359063 / THE FISCHMAN COMPANY / PHILADELPHIA 33, PA."--box discarded, see Condition.]
Historical NotesCollection of Civilian Defense Emergency Medical Supplies from a Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital in Pittsburgh. These 200-bed emergency hospitals were set up at designated sites around the country in case of a nuclear war in the 1950s.
Related institution
Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital
On View
Not on view
1966-1970
after 1950
Dr. A. C. Daniels, Inc.
