Large white silk suspensory bandage embroidered in pink

Made:
1910-1940 in London
maker:
S Maw Son & Sons Limited

Large white silk suspensory bandage embroidered in pink, in cardboard box, by S. Maw, Son and Sons Ltd., 7-12 Aldersgate Street, London, England, 1910-1940.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A654358
Materials:
silk, elastic and box, cardboard
Measurements:
with belt: length 1050 mm
box: length 138 mm
box: width 90 mm
box: height 26 mm
type:
suspensory bandages

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