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LicenseDescriptionModel of a Red Cross travelling operating theatre
Science Museum Group Collection
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Model of a Red Cross travelling operating theatre from Great
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Model of a Red Cross travelling operating theatre from Great
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Model of a Red Cross travelling operating theatre from Great War, English, 1914-1968
Used by the Red Cross Society during the First World War, this mobile operating theatre would be used for emergency operations behind the front lines, perhaps en route to a field hospital. Inside the truck is a range of model equipment and provisions, including an operating table, stores for water and medicines and cupboards for surgical instruments.
A specialised vehicle like this was a great innovation compared to what had been available in previous conflicts.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A630945
- Materials:
- structure, wood, fittings, wood and fittings, steel
- Measurements:
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overall: 498 mm x 870 mm x 362 mm,
- type:
- model - representation and ambulance
