Bandage

Object number2009.18.12

Date1956

OriginNew Brunswick, NJ

Mediumpaper; cotton; adhesive tape

Credit LineGift of City of Pittsburgh

DescriptionSealed cardboard box of plaster of paris cotton bandages.Dimensions6.25 x 4.325 x 8.125 in. (15.9 x 11 x 20.6 cm)
MarksWhite label on front has text, "6510-201-2001 UNIT:PKG. / QTY: 1 / BANDAGE, COTTON, PLASTER OF PARIS, / IMPREGNATED, FAST SETTING, IN / WATERPROOF BAG, 3 INCHES BY 3 YARDS, 12s / U.S. CONTRACT / OIN-555025 / Johnson & Johnson / NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., U.S.A. / DATE PKD: 1956"; blue stamp on lower right corner, "JUL 27 1956".

Box information printed on side.
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

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