Military medicine chest

Made:
1917-1918

Military medicine chest, German Army issue, contents incomplete, 1917-1918

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665076
Materials:
chest, pine and iron
Measurements:
length 415 mm
width 604 mm
height 415 mm
type:
field medical panniers

Parts

Cardboard box, opened, with folding lid containing 6 glass ampoules of morphine hydrochloride + fiole

Cardboard box, opened, with folding lid containing 6 glass ampoules of morphine hydrochloride + fiole

Cardboard box, opened, with folding lid containing 6 glass ampoules of morphine hydrochloride. Box contains a file for de-capping the ampoule. The box is inscribed with the content and manufacturer details and a stamp 'feile im der schachtel' 'File in Box'. This item was manufactured in Germany during the First World War and is believed to have been issued for military use. Morphine hydrochloride is powerful analgesic and narcotic but it also has central stimulant actions. The chief of morphine are for the relief of pain, the procuring of sleep where sleeplessness is due to pain, the arrest of haemorrhage, the supression of cough and the relief of anxiety and apprehension.

Measurements:
box: length 52 mm
box: width 121 mm
box: height 17 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard and ampoule, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt3
type:
ampoules and morphine
ampoules; controlled drug; morphine

ampoules; controlled drug; morphine

5 cartons of ampoules (unknown quantity, possibly 10) containing morphine hydrochloride. Wrapped in paper, wrapped in twine and sealed with a red wax seal of the distributor. Inscribed with the contents and have a stamp bearing the legend 'Woolwich Medical Store 2 Feb 1921' and also 'No 3 Field Medical Base' in handwritten pencil. Possibly a broken ampoule due to staining around box. Morphine hydrochloride is powerful analgesic and narcotic but it also has central stimulant actions. The chief of morphine are for the relief of pain, the procuring of sleep where sleeplessness is due to pain, the arrest of haemorrhage, the supression of cough and the relief of anxiety and apprehension.

Measurements:
length 145 mm
width 68 mm
height 85 mm
Materials:
packet, paper
Object Number:
A665076 Pt26
type:
ampoules and morphine
Leg splint

Leg splint

Leg splint, wood and metal, German, 1917-1918

Measurements:
length 362 mm
width 78 mm
height 5 mm
Materials:
pine and iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt1
type:
splints
Ceramic mortar and pestle

Ceramic mortar and pestle

Ceramic mortar and pestle, German, 1917-1918

Measurements:
mortar: diameter 100 mm
mortar: height 50 mm
pestle: length 98 mm
Materials:
pottery
Object Number:
A665076 Pt2
type:
mortars and pestles
Cardboard box of ten glass ampoules of caffeine sodium solicylate

Cardboard box of ten glass ampoules of caffeine sodium solicylate

Cardboard box of ten glass ampoules of caffeine sodium solicylate, supplied by Sanitats-Depot VIII A.K., Coblenz, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
box: length 58 mm
box: height 17 mm
box: width 121 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard and ampoule, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt4
type:
boxes
Metal bottle of salicylic acid with talc powder

Metal bottle of salicylic acid with talc powder

Metal bottle of salicylic acid with talc powder, Germany, 1917

Measurements:
length 60 mm
width 60 mm
height 95 mm
Materials:
bottle, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt5
type:
bottles
Bottle of acid

Bottle of acid

Bottle of acid, aluminium tartrate solution, Germany, 1917

Measurements:
length 54 mm
width 53 mm
height 108 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A665076 Pt6
type:
bottles
Ceramic pot of mercury ointment

Ceramic pot of mercury ointment

Ceramic pot of mercury ointment, 1917, Germany

Measurements:
diameter 64 mm
height 92 mm
Materials:
pot, pottery and cap, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt7
type:
pots
Box containing gypsum powder and two platers

Box containing gypsum powder and two platers

Box containing gypsum powder and two platers, Germany, dated 1918

Measurements:
box: length 117 mm
box: width 215 mm
box: height 92 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt8
type:
boxes
Flexible metal and linen tourniquet

Flexible metal and linen tourniquet

Flexible metal and linen tourniquet, by Georg Haertel, Berlin R24, Germany, 1917-1918.

Measurements:
length 1650 mm
Materials:
metal and linen
Object Number:
A665076 Pt9
type:
tourniquets
Box of quinine hydrochloride tablets

Box of quinine hydrochloride tablets

Box of quinine hydrochloride tablets, supplied by Sanitats-Depot VIII A.K., Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
box: length 49 mm
box: width 49 mm
box: height 85 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt10
type:
boxes
Glass measuring cylinder

Glass measuring cylinder

Glass measuring cylinder, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
diameter 41 mm
height 61 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt11
type:
measuring cylinders
Empty glass bottle

Empty glass bottle

Empty glass bottle, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
diameter 45 mm
height 95 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt12
type:
bottles
Bottle of ointment

Bottle of ointment

Bottle of ointment, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
diameter 38 mm
height 95 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, metal
Object Number:
A665076 Pt13
type:
bottles
Iron canister of opium and ipecac tablets

Iron canister of opium and ipecac tablets

Iron canister with sliding bolt lid of Ipecac and Opium tablets in paper wrapping. 92 mm x 76 mm x 43 mm, 155g. Printed labels on tablet wrapping reads, ' Pulv. ipecac. opiat. 0,3/ Garnisonlazarett Nurnberg/ Ganitatsdepot III. A.K./ 1903'. Unknown maker, German probably Nuremburg, 1917-1918.

Measurements:
length 43 mm
width 76 mm
height 92 mm
155g
Materials:
opium , ipecac , paper , iron (tin plated) and complete
Object Number:
A665076 Pt14
type:
canister , medicine chest and opium
Bottle of potassium iodide crystals

Bottle of potassium iodide crystals

Bottle of potassium iodide crystals, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
length 36 mm
width 30 mm
height 75 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt15
type:
boxes
Bottle of sodium chlorate crystals

Bottle of sodium chlorate crystals

Bottle of sodium chlorate crystals, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
length 36 mm
width 31 mm
height 82 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt16
type:
bottles
Glass bottle of camphor oil

Glass bottle of camphor oil

Glass bottle of camphor oil, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
length 26 mm
width 33 mm
height 89 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt17
type:
bottles
Bottle of tincture of strychnine

Bottle of tincture of strychnine

Bottle of tincture of strychnine, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
length 26 mm
width 26 mm
height 83 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt18
type:
bottles
Bottle of unidentified liquid

Bottle of unidentified liquid

Bottle of unidentified liquid, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
length 37 mm
width 36 mm
height 84 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt19
type:
bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper and red leather wrapper; transfer printed label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Measurements:
length 37 mm
width 36 mm
height 83 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt20
type:
bottle and opium
Reel of zinc plaster

Reel of zinc plaster

Reel of zinc plaster, supplied by Sanitats-Depot XVIII A.K., Frankfurt, Germany, 1917-1918

Measurements:
diameter 49 mm
height 29 mm
Materials:
reel, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt21
type:
plasters
Three boxes of ten ampoules each of caffeine sodiul salicylate

Three boxes of ten ampoules each of caffeine sodiul salicylate

Three boxes of ten ampoules each of caffeine sodiul salicylate, supplied by Sanitats-Depot III, Nurnberg, Germany, 1915

Measurements:
box: length 65 mm
box: width 125 mm
box: height 19 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard and ampoule, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt22
type:
boxes
Box of ten ampoules of nitroglycerine solution

Box of ten ampoules of nitroglycerine solution

Box of ten ampoules of nitroglycerine solution, supplied by Sanitats-Depot V, Posen, Germany, 1916

Measurements:
box: length 66 mm
box: width 127 mm
box: height 20 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard and ampoule, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt23
type:
boxes
Cloth bandage packet

Cloth bandage packet

Cloth bandage packet, Germany, 1916

Measurements:
length 75 mm
width 50 mm
height 23 mm
Materials:
packet, cloth
Object Number:
A665076 Pt24
type:
packets
Packet of bismuth subgallate tablets

Packet of bismuth subgallate tablets

Packet of bismuth subgallate tablets, supplied by Sanitats-Depot III, Frankfurt, Germany, 1915-1918

Measurements:
length 72 mm
width 65 mm
height 15 mm
Materials:
packet, paper
Object Number:
A665076 Pt25
type:
packets
Box of tablets

Box of tablets

Box of tablets, Germany, 1915-1918

Measurements:
length 74 mm
width 147 mm
height 92 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt27
type:
boxes
Box for three tablet types

Box for three tablet types

Box for three tablet types, Germany, dated 1899-1915

Measurements:
length 76 mm
width 146 mm
height 95 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt28
type:
boxes
Empty box for zinc oxide

Empty box for zinc oxide

Empty box for zinc oxide, Germany, 1915-1918

Measurements:
length 76 mm
width 146 mm
height 99 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt29
type:
boxes
Empty box for formaldehyde ointment

Empty box for formaldehyde ointment

Empty box for formaldehyde ointment, Germany, 1915-1918

Measurements:
length 40 mm
width 107 mm
height 112 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt30
type:
boxes
Two boxes of tartaric acid tablets

Two boxes of tartaric acid tablets

Two boxes of tartaric acid tablets, Germany, 1915-1918

Measurements:
length 47 mm
width 50 mm
height 85 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt31
type:
boxes
Empty box for ipecaucanha powder

Empty box for ipecaucanha powder

Empty box for ipecaucanha powder, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 47 mm
width 49 mm
height 83 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt32
type:
boxes
Box of tannalbin tablets

Box of tannalbin tablets

Box of tannalbin tablets, Germany, 1915-1918

Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 50 mm
height 82 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt33
type:
boxes
Box of sodium bicarbonate tablets

Box of sodium bicarbonate tablets

Box of sodium bicarbonate tablets, Germany, 1915-1918

Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 50 mm
height 84 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt34
type:
boxes
Empty box of antipyrin substitute tablets

Empty box of antipyrin substitute tablets

Empty box of antipyrin substitute tablets, Germany, 1915-1918

Measurements:
length 50 mm
width 49 mm
height 83 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt35
type:
boxes
Box of sodium carbonate tablets

Box of sodium carbonate tablets

Box of sodium carbonate tablets, Germany, 1915-1918

Measurements:
length 52 mm
width 54 mm
height 115 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt36
type:
boxes
Boxed bottle of carbolic acid

Boxed bottle of carbolic acid

Boxed bottle of carbolic acid, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 54 mm
width 56 mm
height 112 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated) and bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt37
type:
boxes
Boxed tablets of quinine hydrochloride

Boxed tablets of quinine hydrochloride

Boxed tablets of quinine hydrochloride, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 50 mm
height 84 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt39
type:
boxes
Glass measuring cylinder

Glass measuring cylinder

Glass measuring cylinder, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
diameter 43 mm
height 72 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt40
type:
measuring cylinders
Empty jar of catgut

Empty jar of catgut

Empty jar of catgut, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
diameter 57 mm
height 112 mm
Materials:
jar, glass and cap, metal
Object Number:
A665076 Pt41
type:
jars
Box of boric acid ointment

Box of boric acid ointment

Box of boric acid ointment, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 134 mm
width 54 mm
height 110 mm
Materials:
box, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt42
type:
boxes
Box of smaller boxes of mercury ointment

Box of smaller boxes of mercury ointment

Box of smaller boxes of mercury ointment, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 53 mm
width 130 mm
height 106 mm
Materials:
bnox, iron (tin plated)
Object Number:
A665076 Pt43
type:
boxes
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper; transfer printed label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Measurements:
length 37 mm
width 39 mm
height 88 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt44
type:
bottle and opium
Tin canister for morphine hydrochloride tablets

Tin canister for morphine hydrochloride tablets

Tin canister with sliding bolt for morphine hydrochloride tablets, with powdered traces remaining. 65 mm x 40 mm x 38 mm, 47 g. Unknown maker, German, World War I (1914-1918).

Measurements:
length 40 mm
width 38 mm
height 65 mm
47 g
Materials:
trace , iron (tin plated) and morphine hydrochloride
Object Number:
A665076 Pt45
type:
canister , medicine chest and morphine
Five bottle of chloroform

Five bottle of chloroform

Five bottle of chloroform, for anaesthesia, Germany, dated 1914 and 1918

Measurements:
diameter 32 mm
height 95 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass, brown
Object Number:
A665076 Pt46
type:
bottles
Bottle of peru balsam

Bottle of peru balsam

Bottle of peru balsam, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 38 mm
width 49 mm
height 86 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt47
type:
bottles
Bottle of iodoform powder

Bottle of iodoform powder

Bottle of iodoform powder, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 45 mm
width 45 mm
height 90 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt48
type:
bottles
Empty bottle for glycerine

Empty bottle for glycerine

Empty bottle for glycerine, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 45 mm
width 47 mm
height 85 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt49
type:
bottles
Bottle for solution of aluminium acid tartrate

Bottle for solution of aluminium acid tartrate

Bottle for solution of aluminium acid tartrate, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 50 mm
width 51 mm
height 111 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt50
type:
bottles
Empty bottle for tincture of iodine

Empty bottle for tincture of iodine

Empty bottle for tincture of iodine, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 47 mm
width 48 mm
height 100 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt51
type:
bottles
Bottle of boric acid solution

Bottle of boric acid solution

Bottle of boric acid solution, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 46 mm
width 46 mm
height 89 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt52
type:
bottles
Bottle of tincture of valerian

Bottle of tincture of valerian

Bottle of tincture of valerian, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 52 mm
width 51 mm
height 110 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt53
type:
bottles
Bottle of compound tincture of quinine

Bottle of compound tincture of quinine

Bottle of compound tincture of quinine, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 50 mm
width 51 mm
height 11 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt54
type:
bottles
Empty bottle for ether

Empty bottle for ether

Empty bottle for ether, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 52 mm
width 51 mm
height 108 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt55
type:
bottles
Bottle of tereblinth oil

Bottle of tereblinth oil

Bottle of tereblinth oil, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 52 mm
width 51 mm
height 110 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt56
type:
bottles
Bottle of ricin oil

Bottle of ricin oil

Bottle of ricin oil, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
height 109 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt57
type:
bottles
Bottle for arachis oil

Bottle for arachis oil

Bottle for arachis oil, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 50 mm
width 50 mm
height 109 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt58
type:
bottles
Bottle of ammonia solution

Bottle of ammonia solution

Bottle of ammonia solution, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 50 mm
height 100 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt59
type:
bottles
Bottle of tincture of quinine

Bottle of tincture of quinine

Bottle of tincture of quinine, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 50 mm
width 50 mm
height 108 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt60
type:
bottles
Bottle of carbolic acid solution

Bottle of carbolic acid solution

Bottle of carbolic acid solution, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
height 109 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt61
type:
bottles
Bottle of arachis oil

Bottle of arachis oil

Bottle of arachis oil, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
height 110 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt62
type:
bottles
Two empty bottles of collodium

Two empty bottles of collodium

Two empty bottles of collodium, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
diameter 28 mm
height 84 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A665076 Pt63
type:
bottles
Empty bottle for dilute hydrochloric acid

Empty bottle for dilute hydrochloric acid

Empty bottle for dilute hydrochloric acid, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 23 mm
width 23 mm
height 80 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt64
type:
bottles
Bottle of silver nitrate capsules

Bottle of silver nitrate capsules

Bottle of silver nitrate capsules, Germany, 1914-11918

Measurements:
length 23 mm
width 23 mm
height 83 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt65
type:
bottles
Two bottles of atropine sulphate tablets

Two bottles of atropine sulphate tablets

Two bottles of atropine sulphate tablets, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 22 mm
width 21 mm
height 79 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt66
type:
bottles
Two bottles of zinc sulphate powder

Two bottles of zinc sulphate powder

Two bottles of zinc sulphate powder, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 21 mm
width 23 mm
height 89 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt67
type:
bottles
Two bottles of boric acid powder

Two bottles of boric acid powder

Two bottles of boric acid powder, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 50 mm
height 117 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt68
type:
bottles
Two bottles of saccharine crystals

Two bottles of saccharine crystals

Two bottles of saccharine crystals, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 50 mm
height 119 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt69
type:
bottles
Bottle of salt

Bottle of salt

Bottle of salt, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 47 mm
width 47 mm
height 123 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt70
type:
bottles
Bottle for gum arabic

Bottle for gum arabic

Bottle for gum arabic, empty, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 50 mm
width 50 mm
height 120 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt71
type:
bottles
Bottle of potassium chloride powder

Bottle of potassium chloride powder

Bottle of potassium chloride powder, Germany,, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 49 mm
height 122 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt72
type:
bottles
Bottle of lead acetate crystals

Bottle of lead acetate crystals

Bottle of lead acetate crystals, Germany, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 50 mm
width 50 mm
height 121 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A665076 Pt73
type:
bottles

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