This reproduction of WW2 US Adhesive Plaster is an excellent detail item for medical impressions, first aid kits, aid stations, field hospitals, and personal medic equipment from the Second World War. The item is based on the American “Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-inch by 5 yards”, historical stock number 2034000, and was a common component in several US Army Medical Department kits and chests. Fauxpack offers three historically inspired versions: Johnson & Johnson, Curity / Bauer & Black, and Bay’s. These reproductions are built around modern zinc-oxide tape measuring roughly 2.5 cm wide and 5 meters long, finished with newly made labels and supplied in the correct box or metal cover.
Specifications
- Reproduction of US Army Adhesive Plaster / Surgical Adhesive Tape.
- Historical nomenclature: Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-inch by 5 yards.
- Historical stock number: 2034000.
- Made using modern zinc-oxide tape, approximately 2.5 cm x 5 m.
- Available in three versions: Johnson & Johnson, Curity / Bauer & Black, Bay’s.
- Supplied with labels already fitted in the box or metal cover.
Advice for combination
Pairs very well with a US medic impression, a personal medical set, an Officer’s Medical Kit, a Private’s Medical Kit, or a carefully built WW2 first aid display. Small details like this often sharpen an impression from merely good to properly convincing.
Historische Context
During the Second World War, adhesive plaster was not a minor extra but a practical and frequently issued component of American medical equipment. It appears in the Private’s Medical Kit, Noncommissioned Officer’s Medical Kit, Officer’s Medical Kit, and in larger Medical Department chests. According to Fauxpack, early-war examples were often commercial metal spools, later replaced by cardboard boxes as metal was conserved. Later in the war, metal covers reappeared, while the material itself also shifted from white to a more field-suitable brown shade.
What makes this item especially appealing is the amount of work behind such reproductions. Creating a convincing piece like this takes extensive research, the collecting and comparing of original examples, and considerable investment. That is exactly why reproductions like these matter so much to the re-enactment world: they help create displays and impressions that are not only more attractive, but also more realistic and historically convincing.
