Canvas and leather first aid case

Canvas and leather first aid case Canvas and leather first aid filed case

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Canvas and leather first aid filed case
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Canvas and leather first aid filed case, containing bandages and splints, used by German Army during 1st World War, German, 1914-1918

Filled with bandages and wooden splints, this canvas and leather first aid case was used by the German Army during the First World War. Splints were mainly used to stabilise broken bones in the arms and legs, keeping them rigid until further medical treatment was available.

Written in German, the label on the inside details the contents of the case.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656286
Materials:
canvas, leather and iron
type:
first aid kit

Parts

10 bandages wrapped in water proof material and tied with string

10 bandages wrapped in water proof material and tied with string

10 bandages wrapped in water proof material and tied with string

Materials:
cotton
Object Number:
A656286 Pt1
type:
bandages
3 rectangular blue paper [....] packets containing 3 bandages each

3 rectangular blue paper [....] packets containing 3 bandages each

3 rectangular blue paper [....] packets containing 3 bandages each

Materials:
paper and cotton
Object Number:
A656286 Pt2
type:
bandages
Beige paper packet containing cotton wool

Beige paper packet containing cotton wool

Beige paper packet containing cotton wool

Materials:
paper and cotton
Object Number:
A656286 Pt3
type:
cotton wool
Small rectangular tin containing 2 tubes of sour wine tablets

Small rectangular tin containing 2 tubes of sour wine tablets

Small rectangular tin containing 2 tubes of sour wine tablets

Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A656286 Pt4
type:
tins
4 rectangular plywood splints with metal collars

4 rectangular plywood splints with metal collars

4 rectangular plywood splints with metal collars

Materials:
wood and metal
Object Number:
A656286 Pt5
type:
splints
3 sheets of thin plywood to be used whole or broken up as splints

3 sheets of thin plywood to be used whole or broken up as splints

3 sheets of thin plywood to be used whole or broken up as splints

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A656286 Pt6
type:
splints