Mosquito repellent in a round, steel tin plated with a brassy yellow metal; the tin is in two halves that fit together; the lower half has a rounded base with a flange or bulge halfway up to stop the lid from sliding too far down.
Mosquito repellent in a round, steel tin plated with a brassy yellow metal; the tin is in two halves that fit together; the lower half has a rounded base with a flange or bulge halfway up to stop the lid from sliding too far down.
Printed or stamped on lid: "ANTI-MOSQUITO // TO BE // SMEARED ON // EXPOSED PARTS // AS REQUIRED // CREAM"; "Anti-Mosquito" is at the top and "Cream" is at the bottom, both in larger letters than the rest.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-8 Row C
Depth
1.8 cm
Diameter
6.5 cm
Dimension Notes
Depth 1.8 cm x Diameter 6.5 cm
Condition Remarks
The tin shows extensive use-related wear, mostly on the sides and bottom of the container, approximately over 30% of its surface; the brass plating in these areas has worn away to reveal the steel underneath; there is a very small area of active corrosion on the upper rim near the "E" in "CREAM"; there is also slight denting and malformation from use.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
United States. Army Medical Department. Historical Unit
Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Office of the Surgeon General, 1955, "Preventive medicine in World War II," https://books.google.ca/books?id=tuXnogXwzNIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
Research Facts
Mosquito repellents were used during World War II as preventative medicine against malaria.