Summary
Packet of Band-Aid's made by Johnson & Johnson Pty. Ltd, circa 1970 - 1990. They are part of a homemade First Aid Kit which was most likely compiled by Sophus Bruhn, circa 1970-1990. The kit was found in Area C at Adolph Bruhn & Son's Wood Turners Shop, 283 Coventry Street, South Melbourne. The business was established by Adolph Bruhn circa 1893 in Little Collins Street, Melbourne. Upon his death in 1919 it was then operated by Adolph's son Sophus Christopher Bruhn. Upon Sophus's death in 1959 his son Sophus Walter Bruhn took over the business. In 1970 Sophus reduced the scale of the business and relocated to South Melbourne. The business closed upon Sophus's death in January 1990.
Adolph Bruhn migrated to Australia from Germany in 1884, at the age of 29. He arrived in Adelaide where he lived for 10 months before moving to Victoria, where he settled, established his business, married and had five children.
Physical Description
Rectangular cardboard box with red and blue lettering on a white background and containing nine band-aid strips in individual envelopes. The price of the item is indicated on an adhesive label on the bottom of the box. Notes have been pencilled on the side of the box.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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User
Mr Sophus W. Bruhn - Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1970-1990
Kit was probably also put together by Sophus. -
Place & Date Used
Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1970-1990
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Manufacturer
Johnson & Johnson Pty. Ltd., New South Wales, Australia, circa 1970-1990
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Inscriptions
Printed box: BAND-AID/BRAND/PLASTIC/STRIPS /SUPERSTICK/JOHNSON & JOHNSON/AUSTRALIA PTY.LTD./154 PACIFIC HWY. 1ST. ST. LEONARDS/2065/9 300607 171426.
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overall dimensions
5.1 cm (Length), 1.8 cm (Width), 9.4 cm (Height)
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Keywords
First Aid Equipment, First Aid Kits, German Communities, German Immigration, Healthcare & Medicine, Trades, Woodturning Industry