Description
Physical description
Brown cardboard carton box, the top of which is painted blue and has a handwritten label attached that reads "FAULKAN WAR SURVIVAL KIT. AS SUPPLIED TO THE ARGENTINIANS 10". Inside the box are:
1 short wide white tin of Argentinian Army meat sauce (carne en salsa).
4 Argentinian Army tins with instructions on the lid for piercing, cutting and lifting the lid. Three of the tins appear to be stuck together.
1 white Argentinian Army tin with unidentified contents.
1 miniature clear glass bottle containing "THE BREEDER'S CHOICE" whisky.
1 simple corroded metal can opener.
1 green pitcher-size packet of Tang orange flavour instant breakfast drink.
1 red, white and yellow packet of Carnation Rich Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix.
1 tube of orange candy (Caramelos de naranja).
1 white packet of 20 Chesterfield cigarettes.
1 white packet of cocoa milk soluble breakfast (Desayuno Soluble Cacao c/Leche).
1 small packet of peach jam (mermelada de Durazno).
1 small packet of orange jam (mermelada de naranja).
1 yellow box of Frigate (Fragata) matches.
5 individual matches with pink striking heads.
1 pink packet of Aguile chocolate.
1 bundle of white paper towels or toilet paper with a rubber band.
1 small blue packet labelled "CASHMERE BOUQUET".
1 small pink packet containing 2 pieces of Chiclets chewing gum (goma de mascar).
1 Ascorbisan pill inside a foil wrapper.
1 back of biscuit fragments.
3 packets of 4 biscuits. Many of the biscuits are cracked or broken.
1 strip of aluminium which is bent into a roughly circular shape with three circular holes in it.
7 paper items including a small booklet of lined note paper, a small white ticket with the number 38 printed on it, a small print showing the Virgin Mary, an envelope, a printed notice in Spanish and a 2 hand-written notices in English.
History note
Falklands War.