Name 1
FIRST AID KIT
Name 2
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ID number
002.407.Idrija
Manager / Administrator
Idrija Mercury Heritage Management Center, Bazoviška 2, SI-5280 Idrija
Ownership
Public
Owner
Republic of Slovenia
Local / Original ID Number
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Type of Object
Daily life
Description
Short description
The first aid kit includes: bandages, patches, gauze, scissors, gel for burns and antiseptic (mercury-chromium). The kit is stored in a blue metal box. On the inner side of the box cover, there is an inventory with a list of box contents and the name of the manufacturer.
Measures
Length 10 cm, width 10 cm, height 4 cm.
Materials
Steel, textiles, aluminum, paper, mercury-chromium.
Dating
First half of the 20th century
Author / Producer
Johnson&Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Picture attachments
Original use
They began using the described first aid kit in the beginning of the 20th century in the households and in the military. Mercury-chromium / mercury organic halogenid merbromin (C20H8Br2HgNa2O6) was one of the basic accessories. It served as a disinfectant in healthcare and in the treatment of minor bruises, scratches and injuries.
Present use
The first aid kit is being preserved, secured and presented as important mining heritage of Idrija with exceptional universal values. It is a part of the CUDHg Smelting Collection. Visitors can view it within the permanent museum display “From Ore to Mercury Drops” in the Hg Smelting Plant, which represents the characteristics and the versatile use of mercury in science, technology, medicine, culture and every day life. Within the mentioned exhibition the object is placed in the density segment of mercury compounds and it presents the usefulness of mercury for medicine purposes.
Original location
Location information is not known.
Present location
Hg Smelting Plant (From Ore to Mercury Drops), Arkova 50, SI-5280 Idrija
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
The first aid kit is well preserved. Additional interventions are not necessary. Security of the premise is taken care off.
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
Regular seasonal maintenance.
DOCUMENTATION
Addresses / collections / links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
- CUDHg Inventory Book.
Submitted
Mestni muzej Idrija
Submitted by
Miha Kosmač
Date Submitted
17. 3. 2018
Date Edited
Never