Another impulse buy. You see these ARP first aid tins all the time on eBay. All shapes and sizes, but it isn’t often that you find one with its contents intact!
This one, in fact, appears to be just one of those. It’s healthily stocked, mostly with bandages and burn dressings. There’s also a tourniquet, and another curious piece of ephemera I can’t figure out a use for.
While it’s not possible to date the contents exactly, it appears to all be period and original to this kit. There’s also a label on the inside of the lid, detailing treatment techniques for casualties during or immediately after air raids. One of the hinges is snapped, and the label is peeling off, but it’s all there and holding together.
A nice, pertinent piece of kit relating to the Home Front and the Blitz, and not seen all that often.

Regards, B.B.