Model of WW1 stretcher made with cane paper and string

Made:
1914-1918

Model of stretcher made with cane paper and string, probably made during campaigns in Middle East 1914 to 1918, British or Turkish

Details

Category:
Emergency Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A637225
Materials:
frame, wood (cane), support, paper and lashings, string
Measurements:
length 203 mm
width 70 mm
type:
stretcher

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