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Medicine pouch with contents, by Bach and Riedel of Berlin, used in German Army, 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 used by medics in the German Army during the First World War.
Drugs in the pouch include tincture of opium – a tincture is an alcoholic solution of a drug. Opium, extracted from poppies, was used to induce sleep and as a painkiller but could be highly addictive.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A635602
- Materials:
- case, iron and case, leather
- type:
- first aid kit
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- container - receptacle
