WWI & WWII US Military Medical & Field Gear

This collection consists of an assortment of original United States military issue medical, chemical defense, and personal care items dating from the World War I and World War II eras. The group includes two unopened packages of Johnson and Johnson Zonas Gauze Bandage, both labeled with Contract No. 854 and dated July 1918. Representing World War II medical supplies are a compressed gauze dressing manufactured by The American White Cross Labs., Inc., dated September 30, 1942; a brown glass bottle of Abbott Laboratories Halazone water purification tablets; a boxed Orthotolidine water testing kit by Empire Findings Co.; a box of six iodine swabs by Handy Pad Supply Co.; and a Halco brand ammonia ampoule. Defense and personal items include a brass-toned Anti-Dimming Outfit Mk VI tin used for ...