The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Small brown glass bottle with red metal screwlid. The manufacturers label on the front of the bottle reads: 'TABLETS Pulv. Creta Aromatic and Opii Gr. 5 TROMAX LIMITED Manufacturing Division SIGMA CO. LTD. Melb.' in red print, with a red border around the text. The label is shaded green by a pattern of diagonal text: 'SIGMA COMPANY LIMITED / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA'.
There is no known specific history associated with this item. It is typical of the items included in first aid kits issued to army and civil defence units during the Second World War.
Small brown glass bottle with red metal screwlid. The manufacturers label on the front of the bottle reads: 'TABLETS ASPIRIN Gr. 5 TROMAX LIMITED Manufacturing Division SIGMA CO. LTD. Melb.' in red p
Small brown glass bottle with metal red screwlid. The manufacturers label on the front of the bottle reads: 'TABLETS No. 9 CATHARTIC Co. Gr. 6 TROMAX LIMITED Manufacturing Division SIGMA CO. LTD. Mel
Sealed brown paper envelope with small manufacturer's label on the upper front. The label is shaded green by a pattern of diagonal text: 'SIGMA COMPANY LIMITED / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA.' Written in dar
Rectangular cardboard box with a removeable lid that fits over a base container. Printed paper label glued on the obverse of the lids reads 'POISON Weak Tinct. Iodine 2 c.c. TROMAX LIMITED Manufacturi
Metal reel of adhesive plaster. A paper label is wrapped around the reel with the maker's details. There is no known specific history associated with this item. It is typical of the items included i
Small glass vial with cork stopper containing ten aspirin tablets and a small wad of cotton wool. White label with the maker's name at the top. Under this is '10 / Tavolette Compr. / di / Acido Acetil
