https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pinterest.com/amp/pin/151503974941312117/I am not sure if this is military or not, it has no markings except the first aid kit organization stick on the inside. I got it at a garage sale and didn't know when it was from or the specifics on the item other than it being a med kit, can anyone help? (This one is not mine in the photo, I couldn't upload mine because it was too big... but mine is the exact same just without the stuff inside.)
Jerry, does yours say "BELL SYSTEM" on the front, too? If so, it may very well be military... (And is there a letter after BELL SYSTEM? That would likely indicate the era.)
Hello Jerry! You may be the youngest member! At least in awhile. Most seem to disappear. FYI, most of us will not look at links. I only did because SB did and then answered you. - It's best you grab a photo and put it in your post. - I believe it is Army maybe Marines. Air Force was first Army Air Corps so that's possible. Later Air Force things may be blue, Navy gray. - During WWII most companies shifted to war production making anything they could. Perhaps the Bell System actually made these or at least contracted for them.
Make your photos 480xwhatever number is given and you will never have any trouble. Then use the full image button for all your photos...up to 10 per post.
Hey thanks, I found the bell system text on the lid painted over in a few layers of green, so it was extremely hard to read, but there appears to be the letter C after it, what era does that make it?
Oh well, I was hoping for it to be military, but it's still a cool looking box, I'll find something for it. Thank you for all the help, I hope to have more unknown items to identify soon!
Agree with Terry Bell phone systems before it became AT&T https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_System There are collectors of old phone items.
You know, I was probably wrong with the military collection. My reply was based on the TONS of these kits that are shown online as military. Thinking more about it, I believe that the kits may have been part of the very standardized equipment used in Bell offices all over the country. After all, what would a military operation (or a medic) need in the field? Generally, not the puny compresses and bandages, cheap "kids' scissors", tiny tubes of ointment, or most of the other things found in a "full" Bell Systems kit! Just a case of being swayed by someone else's "wishful thinking", I'm afraid. Jerry, I do apologize for misleading you!
Back in the day, everything Bell System was made in drab colors. The mechanical pencils were green, first aid kits green or gray, smoke-a-dors were brown headsets and phones were black, desks were gun metal gray. Lots of stuff was drab green. In later years when they adopted the white with blue and yellow stripe logo, things got a little brighter. Since it was a public utility, things had to be basic. Anything fancy and the rate payers complained about the extravagance. LOL!
