First aid field case used by German Army during WWI

Canvas and leather first aid field case containing bandages

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

Details

Category:
Emergency Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656294
Materials:
canvas, leather and iron
type:
first aid kits

Parts

10 first field dressings wrapped in khaki material

10 first field dressings wrapped in khaki material

10 first field dressings wrapped in khaki material, tied with string

Materials:
gauze and canvas
Object Number:
A656294 Pt1
type:
dressings
3 blue paper packets containing sterile bandages

3 blue paper packets containing sterile bandages

3 blue paper packets containing sterile bandages, instructions on side in German

Materials:
paper and cambric
Object Number:
A656294 Pt2
type:
bandages
Blue paper packet

Blue paper packet

Blue paper packet, containing bandages, instructions on side in German

Materials:
paper and cambric
Object Number:
A656294 Pt3
type:
bandages
3 rectangular pieces of wood which fit together to form a long splint

3 rectangular pieces of wood which fit together to form a long splint

3 rectangular pieces of wood which fit together to form a long splint, metal collars at joints

Materials:
wood and tin
Object Number:
A656294 Pt4
type:
splints