Bottle of terpin
Bottle of terpin, empty
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LicenseMedicine pouch with contents, by Bach and Riedel of Berlin
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Medicine pouch with contents, by Bach and Riedel of Berlin
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Medicine pouch with contents, by Bach and Riedel of Berlin, probably carried by stretcher bearers with some medical training and used in German Army during The First World War, 1914-1918
This leather pouch contains first aid equipment – bandages and a number of medical treatments. Made by a Berlin-based company, Bach & Riedel, the kit was probably carried by stretcher bearers who had had some medical training, in the German Army during the First World War.
Drugs in the pouch include tincture of opium, which would have been used as a strong painkiller for those wounded on the front line.
Details
- Category:
- Emergency Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A635602
- Materials:
- case, leather and case, iron
- type:
- first aid kit
Parts
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty
Tin box of salicyl tallow
Tin box of salicyl tallow
Bottle of sodium carbonate tablets
Bottle of sodium carbonate tablets, empty
Bottle containing tincture of opium
Tall, rectangular based clear glass bottle with cork stopper and paper label. Bottle containing approximately two ounces of tincture of opium. Label inscribed with 'OpiumTinkture', possibly German
Bottle of valerian tincture
Bottle of valerian tincture, empty
Leather medicine pouch case
Leather medicine pouch case, without contents (see other parts for rest), by Bach and Riedel of Berlin, used in German Army, First World War
