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WORLD WAR TWO SULFANILAMIDE PACKETS OF THE TYPE
CARRIED BY INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS AND THE MEDICAL CORPSMEN
– LIKE NEW OLD STOCK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION:
These 5 Gram paper packets of Sulfanilamide were
introduced to the armed services in 1941 as an immediate
measure available to the individual serviceman to
prevent infection in open wounds. One of several
different versions of these packets that were produced
by a number of different pharmaceutical companies, these
packets were manufactured by Upjohn Company.
Per US Army regulations, each soldier carried one of
these packets with his field dressing packet. By July
of 1944, the US Army Surgeon General determined that
these packets were not appropriate for the treatment of
wounds in the field and recommended that the issue of
these packets be suspended. The development of
Penicillin as a generally successful antibiotic
eventually replaced Sulfanilamide.
Measuring 4” long and 2” wide, these packets have
survived in “like new” condition with sharp edges and
full legible labels on the front and back of the
packets. They are still sealed and show no signs of
wear, aging, nor do they have any damage.
This is a great item to display with your Individual
First Aid Dressing and Pouch, a Medical Corpsman bag, a
Enlisted Medical Belt, or with a selection of other
medical equipment. I located a very small number of
these packets, and when these are gone, I have no way of
restocking them. (0217) $25
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