First aid field case used by German Army during WWI

First aid field case used by German Army during WWI

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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
Measurements:
height 240 mm
length 370 mm
depth 70 mm
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

Measurements:
max.: length 78 mm
max.: width 55 mm
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

Measurements:
length 70 mm
width 57 mm
depth 51 mm
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

Measurements:
length 40 mm
width 65 mm
depth 48 mm
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

Measurements:
length 283 mm
width 75 mm
Materials:
wood and tin
Object Number:
A656294 Pt4
type:
splints