Canvas and leather first aid case

Made:
1914-1918 in Germany
maker:
Unknown
Canvas and leather first aid case Canvas and leather first aid filed 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
Measurements:
height 255 mm
width 370 mm
depth 90 mm
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

Measurements:
length 47 mm
width 80 mm
depth 20 mm
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

Measurements:
length 60 mm
width 70 mm
depth 50 mm
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

Measurements:
length 55 mm
width 70 mm
depth 50 mm
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

Measurements:
height 60 mm
length 33 mm
width 23 mm
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

Measurements:
length 285 mm
width 75 mm
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

Measurements:
length 290 mm
width 160 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A656286 Pt6
type:
splints

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