The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Manufacturing Division SIGMA CO. LTD. Melb' in red print, with a red border. The label is shaded green by a pattern of diagonal text: 'SIGMA COMPANY LIMITED / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA'. Inside are two horizontal cardboard dividers containing three ampoules with original iodine content and a strip of cotton wool along the side. Each of the ampoules has the same paper label as the obverse of the lid.
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.
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
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
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 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
Large rectangular tin with gold wash finish and hinged lid. The lid is embossed with the maker's name and a simple frame design. A plain paper label is glued to one short end and reads 'MacRobertson N
Improvised Australian flag made from reddish brown cardboard, giving a 'red' Australian ensign effect to the 'flag'. The stars, each with seven points, have been cut from paper and pasted onto the car
