Pac-Kit First Aid Kits
Pac-Kit Safety Equipment Company has roots dating back to 1880 when Silas Burroughs, a former representative of the US pharmaceutical company John Wyeth & Co, and his business associate Henry Wellcome formed Burroughs Wellcome & Co in the UK. The two started manufacturing compressed pharmaceuticals, a novelty in those days and much safer than medicines prepared by pestle and mortar. The business thrived, and thanks to the cooperation with many explorers from the late 19th and early 20th century, Burroughs Wellcome gained fame around the world. In 1946, the Pac-Kit entity was spun off, and became a standalone company. This company was acquired by Acme United Corporation in 2011. History 1872 - 1880 Henry Bower, an employee with John Wyeth & Co., which later became the giant pharmaceutical company Wyeth, developed one of the first rotary compressed tablet machines in the United States in 1872. This machine enabled the production of medicines in high quantities with unprecedented precision. The compressed pills offered a standardized dose, making them much safer than medicines prepared by pestle and mortar. As Wyeth's pills became popular, more American manufacturers followed their lead and brought uniform pills to the market. To capture a large part of