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WORLD WAR TWO US ARMY “CARLISLE” FIRST AID PACKET
– PAINTED RED TO INDICATE PACKET CONTAINS SULFANILIMIDE:
As issued to the individual soldier and carried by the
Combat Field Medics in their specially designed belts,
this World War Two vintage US Army Carlisle First Aid
Packet still retains the majority of the original red
paint over the brass canister, indicating that this
packet contained Sulfanilamide, as opposed to those
dressings that did not contain this drug. Measuring 4”
by 2 ¼”, this packet is full form with some dents as
these all seem to have due to the soft brass body. The
pull tab is present and intact, and has not been pulled
to open the packet, leaving the seam sealed and intact.
Manufactured by Bauer and Black of Chicago, Illinois,
the embossed nomenclature and maker’s information on the
top of the canister is legible and complete. These red
painted packets are far less common than the standard
green painted packets, and whether for your combat
soldier’s display or your medical collection, this is a
good example of the one of the first aid packets carried
by the troops during World War Two. $30
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