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Even Snafu Knows VD Can be Prevented [VD promotional matchbook]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2494
- Dates
- 1938
- 1945
- circa 1938-1945
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Accession Number
- 996001457
- Description
- Cardboard matchbook with matches inside; matches have mint-green tips and all of them are still there and intact; cover is green and off-white with a man (Snafu) running to an already occupied washroom; concerns V. D. (venereal disease) prevention.
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- Accession Number
- 996001457
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Description
- Cardboard matchbook with matches inside; matches have mint-green tips and all of them are still there and intact; cover is green and off-white with a man (Snafu) running to an already occupied washroom; concerns V. D. (venereal disease) prevention.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
- Maker
- Lion Match Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1938
- 1945
- circa 1938-1945
- Date Remarks
- If from the U.S.A., date would be between 1941-1945 since it is definitely WW II it appears to be depicting; 'Snafu' is military jargon
- Material
- paper: green; off-white
- Inscriptions
- "EVEN // SNAFU // KNOWS . . V. D. // CAN BE PREVENTED // DON'T GET BURNED ... USE COVER" COVERED"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder A
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 5.3 cm. x Width: 3.9 cm. x Depth: 0.9 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Edges a little soft, paper age-discoloured; same stains inside from the ink and outside from the chemical match heads and staple; matches are discoloured brown
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "The New Lexicon Webster's Dictionary"; "The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, pp. 51,
- 53
- Research Facts
- V. D. refers to venereal diseases such as gonorrhea and syphilis contracted by sexual intercourse; comes from Latin "venereus" from Venus, goddess of sexual love; older treatments included sarsaparillas and mercury compounds; often fears of these diseases were played on.
- Sexual diseases health issues used matchbooks to have information in the hands of soldiers during WWII.
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Play Safe Don't Be a Target [VD promotional matchbook]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2496
- Dates
- 1938
- 1945
- circa 1938-1945
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Accession Number
- 996001459
- Description
- Cardboard matchbook cover for V. D. Awareness; dark blue background with red lettering; one side has part of a target with "VD" in the dentre, and the other side has warnings on how V. D. can ruin your life; inside is blank; matches and striker are not there - they have been cut off.
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- Accession Number
- 996001459
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Description
- Cardboard matchbook cover for V. D. Awareness; dark blue background with red lettering; one side has part of a target with "VD" in the dentre, and the other side has warnings on how V. D. can ruin your life; inside is blank; matches and striker are not there - they have been cut off.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, Aug. 1995, Odessa.
- Dates
- 1938
- 1945
- circa 1938-1945
- Date Remarks
- If from the U.S.A., date would be between 1941-1945 since it is definitely WW II it appears to be depicting
- Material
- paper: dark blue; red
- Inscriptions
- "VD // CAN BOMB // YOU OUT OF // H - // -EALTH // -OME // -APPINESS // EXCISE TAX PAID // 1/5 c // Play Safe // DON'T BE A // VD // TARGET // CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder A
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 9.3 cm. x Width: 4.1 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Edges a little rough and staple holes and definite creases
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Research Facts
- Because of the wording "Bomb out" and because of the excise tax of 1/5 c, it was probably made during one of the wars
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Easy to Pick Up V. D. [VD promotional matchbook]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2497
- Dates
- 1938
- 1945
- circa 1938-1945
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Accession Number
- 996001460
- Description
- Cardboard matchbook cover with no matches or striker (cut off); light green background; on one side a young woman is walking, with high heels, red dress and 1940's hairdo; on the other side is a darker green Christmas tree in a red bucket and red ornaments and a present next to it with "VD" written…
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- Accession Number
- 996001460
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Description
- Cardboard matchbook cover with no matches or striker (cut off); light green background; on one side a young woman is walking, with high heels, red dress and 1940's hairdo; on the other side is a darker green Christmas tree in a red bucket and red ornaments and a present next to it with "VD" written on it; Christmas motif and colours.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, Aug. 1995, Odessa
- Dates
- 1938
- 1945
- circa 1938-1945
- Date Remarks
- Hair style of woman suggests 1940's, early 1950's. If from the U.S.A., date would be between 1941-1945 since it is definitely WW II it appears to be depicting.
- Material
- paper: red; green; white
- Inscriptions
- "EASY TO // PICK-UP // V.D. // EXCISE TAX PAID // 3/10 // This Gift // Ruins // any // Christmas // Tree // V. D. // Don't Get Burned, Use Cover"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder A
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 9.9 cm. x Width: 5.7 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Some discolouration due to aging, staple holes, some rust marks from the staples and definite crease lines
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Similar ads and comments; this one is probably younger than .459, since excise tax is now 3/10 c
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Alcohol Leads to VD [VD promotional matchbook]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2498
- Dates
- 1938
- 1945
- circa 1938-1945
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- Accession Number
- 996001461
- Description
- Cardboard matchbook warning about V.D.; one side has a soldier in a bar, drinking, with a girl coming around the corner with "VD" right behind her head; the other side has the soldier coming home to his family; only printed in red ink; no matches or striker - cut off.
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- Accession Number
- 996001461
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Communication
- Public Health
- Military Medicine
- Ephemera
- MeSH Heading
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- prevention and control -- advertisements
- Archival
- Military Medicine
- Military Medicine -- Archival -- advertisements
- Military Medicine -- Archival -- ephemera
- Military Medicine -- Archival -- pictorial works
- Military Medicine -- Archival -- other
- Military Medicine -- Second World War -- World War Two -- WW2 -- WWII
- Description
- Cardboard matchbook warning about V.D.; one side has a soldier in a bar, drinking, with a girl coming around the corner with "VD" right behind her head; the other side has the soldier coming home to his family; only printed in red ink; no matches or striker - cut off.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, Aug. 1995, Odessa.
- Maker
- Rusks (?)
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1938
- 1945
- circa 1938-1945
- Date Remarks
- If from the U.S.A., date would be between 1941-1945 since it is definitely WW II it appears to be depicting
- Material
- paper: red; cream
- Inscriptions
- "ALCOHOL // LEADS TO V. D. // Return home // HEALTHY // R-U-S-K-S // EXCISE TAX PAID // 3/10 // CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder A
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 9.4 cm. x Width: 5.7 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Age-discoloured; stains and holes were staple used to be; no matches or striker, they were cut off
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Probably given to the soldiers in World War II; if it is Canadian, dates c. 1938-1945, if American, 1941-1945.
- V. D. is short form for veneral disease.
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commemorative postage stamp
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2867
- Dates
- 1978 (?)
- circa 1978 (?)
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Military Medicine
- Accession Number
- 996001830
- Description
- Stamp issued by Mauritius commemorating the 50th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin; first in series of four; the problem of infection during WWI, showing soldiers carrying a body off a field against a background of bacteria, and a doctor writing at a desk.
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- Accession Number
- 996001830
- Category
- Archival Items
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Military Medicine
- MeSH Heading
- Philately -- ephemera
- Penicillins -- ephemera
- Military Medicine
- Military Medicine -- Archival -- other
- Military Medicine -- army
- Military Medicine -- First World War -- World War One -- WW1 -- WWI
- Military Medicine -- Archival -- pictorial works
- Description
- Stamp issued by Mauritius commemorating the 50th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin; first in series of four; the problem of infection during WWI, showing soldiers carrying a body off a field against a background of bacteria, and a doctor writing at a desk.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
- Maker
- Mauritius
- Site Made (Country)
- Mauritius
- Dates
- 1978 (?)
- circa 1978 (?)
- Date Remarks
- 50th anniversary
- Material
- paper: white; red; black; purple
- Inscriptions
- "50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF PENICILLIN // The problem of infection: World War I // Mauritius"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-2-2 Box #8
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 2.7 cm. x Width: 4.4 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- No marks or tears
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Webster's Dictionary
- Research Facts
- Penicillin discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming, who won the Nobel Prize in 1945 for his work
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Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Graduates Serving Overseas 1914-1918 [commemorative plaque]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact12970
- Dates
- 1920
- circa 1920
- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
- Military Medicine
- Nursing
- Classification
- Military Medicine
- Commemorative
- Nursing
- Accession Number
- 997001753 a-h
- Description
- Brass commemorative plaque (a) with raised lettering; rectangular with dome shape at top containing Kingston General Hospital crest; embossed manufacturer's name embossed on base; one screw hole in each corner for decorative screws (b-e), three of which have decorative cast brass screw-on tops (f-h…
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- Accession Number
- 997001753 a-h
- Classification
- Military Medicine
- Commemorative
- Nursing
- MeSH Heading
- Military Medicine
- Military Medicine -- army
- Military Medicine -- First World War -- World War One -- WW1 -- WWI
- Military Medicine -- nursing
- Military Personnel -- nurse
- Anniversaries and Special Events
- Nursing -- history
- War
- MM= Commemorative and Association Items
- Description
- Brass commemorative plaque (a) with raised lettering; rectangular with dome shape at top containing Kingston General Hospital crest; embossed manufacturer's name embossed on base; one screw hole in each corner for decorative screws (b-e), three of which have decorative cast brass screw-on tops (f-h); estimated weight 100 lbs.
- Number Of Parts
- 8
- Part Names
- a - plaque - Size: Length 99.2 cm x Width 59.9 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
- b-e - screws - Size: Length 6.3 cm. x Diameter 1.5 cm
- f-h - screw heads - Diameter 2.3 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University.
- Maker
- Tallman Brass
- Site Made (City)
- Hamilton
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1920
- circa 1920
- Date Remarks
- Commemorative date
- Material
- metal: yellow; white
- Inscriptions
- Embossed on front of plaque (a): "IN HONOUR OF // THE GRADUATES OF THE KINGSTON HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES // WHO WILLINGLY SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR MINISTERING TO THOSE WHO FOUGHT // 1914 THAT FREEDOM MIGHT ENDURE 1918 // DIED DURING SERVICE // ANNA M HISCOCK MABEL M. DIARMID GRACE E NOURSE // THESE GAVE THEIR WILLING SERVICE "; below names are listed in three columns; first column: "BEATRICE ARMSTRONG // MARIAN A. ARMSTRONG // ANNIE BAILLIE // MABEL A. BONTER // MARY A. BOYCE // EILEEN BRADLEY // ETHEL H. BRADLEY // HARRIET BRYDON // ANITA A. CARSCALLEN // RUBY H. CHANDLER // NELLIE J. CHRISTIE // LILLIAN CONNERTY // RUBY CORNETT //MILDRED M. CULLEN // JEAN DAWSON // EVA DENNE // ANNIE L. GIBSON // LILLIAN M. GILL // ADA V. GILLESPIE // HELEN GLASGOW"; second column: "ANNIE E. GREEN // LULU HASTEY // LILLIAN HICKS // HELENA HINCH // ANNIE R. HINCHEY // META H. KLEIN // MAYSEL LANE // LULU M. LOUDEN // AGNES E. LYONS // ELEANOR C. MERCER // MARGARET L. MOAG // FRANCES I. MONTGOMERY // EMMA G. MOORE // O. PEARL MORTON // PEARL M. MURPHY // CHARLOTTE MACALISTER // HILDRED A. MacGREGOR // COLLENA MacDOUGALL // HELEN MacDOUGALL // FLORENCE E. McCALLUM"; third column: "H. GENEVA McCOLL // NELLIE B. McCOLL // MADELINE McLAREN // FANNIE H. McLEOD // F. HAZEL McLEOD // ETHEL McNAMEE // OLIVE O'NIEL // MARIE SCHOLES // GERTRUDE SIMES // MARION E. STEVENS // MARTHA J. STUART // ANNIE M. SWERBRICK // BERTHA WEBBER // BLANCHE M. WESLEY // BERTHA J. WILLOUGHBY // M. OLVEIA WILSON // ANNA A. WRIGHT // LILLIAN WRIGHT // CLARA VINCENT // EDITH M. YORKE"; embossed on base at both corners: "TALLMAN BRASS // HAMILTON // CANADA"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007-R2-1
- Temporary Location
- On-site exhibit: "Trench Menders: Health Care in the First World War," 25 Feb, 2015.
- Condition Remarks
- #1: Significant polish residue in lettering; minor surface irridescence; shows wear from extensive wall mounting; #2: decorative heads (f-h): a minor green film of patina had developed in the crevices; patches of powdered brick were encrusted in the lower threads of the screws and there was a trace of corrosion in these areas; #3: brass oxidized and stained; #4: Plaque (a): Significant polish residue in lettering; minor surface irridescence; shows wear from extensive wall mounting; screws (b-e): brass tarnished
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Comments
- Canadian War Museum, "Canada and the First World War," "Nurses." https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/people/in-uniform/nurses/
- Research Facts
- Lillian (Killins) Hicks is listed under her married name.
- Over 2,800 nurses served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the First World War as Nursing Sisters, and were the first women in the Allied Forces to be fully enlisted and receive pay equal to men. They were nicknamed “bluebirds” because of their blue uniforms and white veils. The Nursing Sisters treated wounded and sick soldiers as well as convalescents, prisoners of war, and even some civilians.
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rubber stamp
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact10224
- Dates
- 1939
- 1945
- circa 1939-1945
- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Administrative
- Communication
- Hospital Administration
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Business
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Administrative
- Communication
- Hospital Administration
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Business
- Military Medicine
- Accession Number
- 997001944
- Description
- Heavy square brass base with black wood handle has a lift off brass seal for stamp to change the date; couple of brass knobs to change the date; manufactures name stamped on one side.
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- Accession Number
- 997001944
- Category
- Administrative
- Communication
- Hospital Administration
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Business
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Administrative
- Communication
- Hospital Administration
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Business
- Military Medicine
- Description
- Heavy square brass base with black wood handle has a lift off brass seal for stamp to change the date; couple of brass knobs to change the date; manufactures name stamped on one side.
- Provenance
- Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine.
- Maker
- Number Two All Square
- Dates
- 1939
- 1945
- circa 1939-1945
- Date Remarks
- WWII
- Material
- metal: brass
- wood: black
- Inscriptions
- "No. 11 CDN. FIELD SURGICAL UNIT // CANADIAN ARMY // OVERSEAS // R.C.A.M.C. // 08 FEB 1944 // NUMBER // TWO // ALL // SQUARE"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-C3-9
- Length
- 9.3 cm
- Diameter
- 4.4 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Metal and handle shows wear, rubber numbers and dates stuck in place; seal very dark wiht old ink
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Related item: war diary with transcriptions - 997001948 "No. 11 Canadian Field Surgical Unit" Storage location 2005-2-2 Box #2
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field ambulance uniform badges
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact10225
- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Military Medicine
- Accession Number
- 997001945
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- Accession Number
- 997001945
- Category
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Military Medicine
- MeSH Heading
- Military Medicine
- Military Medicine -- field ambulance
- Military Personnel
- Military Uniform -- insignia
- Provenance
- Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-C4-9
- Condition Remarks
- Minor corrosion all over brass
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #2
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No. 11 Canadian Field Surgical Unit [WWII war diary]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact10227
- Dates
- 1944
- 1945
- 1944-1945
- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Archival, Military
- Accession Number
- 997001948
- Description
- Handwritten war diary of daily activities at a military surgical hospital written by Dr. Tweddell.
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- Accession Number
- 997001948
- Category
- Archival
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Archival, Military
- MeSH Heading
- War -- personal narratives
- Archival
- Military Medicine
- Military Medicine -- Archival -- personal account
- Military Medicine -- Archival -- documents
- Military Medicine -- army
- Military Medicine -- army -- R. C. A. M. C.
- Military Medicine -- Second World War -- World War Two -- WW2 -- WWII
- Military Personnel -- doctor
- Description
- Handwritten war diary of daily activities at a military surgical hospital written by Dr. Tweddell.
- Provenance
- Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine.
- Dates
- 1944
- 1945
- 1944-1945
- Date Remarks
- Entry dates
- Inscriptions
- "Army Book 39 // Naval Form M. 119 // R.A.F. Form 534 [illeg.] // Most Secret // No. 11 Cdn // Field Surgical // MEDICAL SERVICES // Unit // War Diary // 11 CDN FSO // PRESCRIPTION BOOK // AND // GENERAL PURPOSES // DIARY // (hand stamp) N0 11 CDN FIELD SURGICAL UNIT // CANADIAN ARMY // 08 FEB 1944 // OVERSEAS // R.C.A.M.C."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-2-2 Box #2
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Goes with 997001944 hand stamp for No. 11 Surgical Unit R.C.A.M.C.
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military clothing and equipment records
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact11681
- Dates
- 1942
- circa 1942
- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Military Medicine
- Accession Number
- 997001950 a-b
- Description
- A kit list (a) in the form of a small booklet detailing items of clothing and equipment issued by the Canadian Army to Captain T. N. Tweddell on April 30, 1943, and a receipt (b) for a Browning 9mm pistol dated June 24, 1945.
- Accession Number
- 997001950 a-b
- Category
- Archival Items
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Military Medicine
- MeSH Heading
- Equipment and Supplies -- pamphlet
- Military Medicine
- Military Medicine -- army
- Military Medicine -- hospital
- Military Medicine -- Second World War -- World War Two -- WW2 -- WWII
- Military Medicine -- Archival -- documents
- Military Medicine -- equipment and supplies
- Description
- A kit list (a) in the form of a small booklet detailing items of clothing and equipment issued by the Canadian Army to Captain T. N. Tweddell on April 30, 1943, and a receipt (b) for a Browning 9mm pistol dated June 24, 1945.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - kit list - Size: Length 12.2 cm x Width 9.3 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
- b - receipt - Size: Length 16.2 cm x Width 9.0 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
- Provenance
- Issued to Captain T. N. Tweddell of the Canadian 11th Field Surgical Unit.
- Dates
- 1942
- circa 1942
- Date Remarks
- The pamphlet order number includes the date of printing.
- Material
- cardboard: beige
- paper: cream
- ink: blue
- pencil: grey, red
- Inscriptions
- Printed on the cover of (a): "MILITIA BOOK M. 1 // PART III // 40/P&S/279 (11/42)"; "CANADIAN ARMY // Clothing and Equipment // Statement"; "Regt. No. // Rank // Name", opposite Rank is entered "CAPTAIN." and opposite Name is entered "T.N. TWEDDELL."; the inside pages of (a) contain pre-printed lists of articles of clothing and equipment with columns for quantity issued, and a space on the last page for additional items to be entered by hand; printed at the top of (b): "ALL SERVICES // List of Stores, Plant, Tools, Instruments, &c."; "3 CDN GEN HOSP" is entered opposite "Issued to // Requisitioned by", and "11FSU" is entered opposite "From"; the remainder of (b) contains columns for detailing the items being transferred.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-2-2 Box 2
- Condition Remarks
- Some pages of (a) are dog-earred.
- Copy Type
- Original