First aid field case used by German Army during WWI

Made:: 1914-1918

First aid field case used by German Army during WWI

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

Details

Category:: Emergency Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A656295

Materials:: canvas, leather and iron

Measurements:: height 250 mm
width 360 mm
depth 90 mm

type:: first aid kits

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Parts

10 bandages in rectangular fabric wrappings

10 bandages in rectangular fabric wrappings

10 bandages in rectangular fabric wrappings

Measurements:: length 50 mm
width 75 mm
depth 20 mm

Materials:: cotton

Object Number:: A656295 Pt1

type:: bandages

4 rectangular packages, wrapped in blue paper, each containing 3 bandages

4 rectangular packages

4 rectangular packages, wrapped in blue paper, each containing 3 bandages

Measurements:: length 60 mm
width 70 mm
depth 50 mm

Materials:: paper and cotton

Object Number:: A656295 Pt2

type:: bandages

Rectangular packet wrapped in beige paper, contains 5 strips of cotton wool

Rectangular packet wrapped in beige paper

Rectangular packet wrapped in beige paper, contains 5 strips of cotton wool

Measurements:: length 55 mm
width 65 mm
depth 50 mm

Materials:: paper and cotton

Object Number:: A656295 Pt3

type:: cotton wool

4 rectangular plywood splints, 2 with metal collars

4 rectangular plywood splints

4 rectangular plywood splints, 2 with metal collars

Measurements:: length 285 mm
width 73 mm

Materials:: wood and metal

Object Number:: A656295 Pt4

type:: splints

2 thin flat rectangular pieces of wood used whole or in pieces as splints

2 thin flat rectangular pieces of wood used whole or in pieces as splints

2 thin flat rectangular pieces of wood used whole or in pieces as splints

Measurements:: length 270 mm
width 155 mm

Materials:: wood

Object Number:: A656295 Pt5

type:: splints