Saddle bag first aid kit, England, 1900-1918

Made:
1914-1918 in England
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Saddle-bag first aid kit
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Saddle-bag first aid kit
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Saddle-bag first aid kit, pair of canvas panniers linked by rubber band, containing dressings, tablets and ointments, many prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1918

Marked with the words “Mounted Infantry”, this First World War British Army first aid kit was made to be carried on a horse, with each box hung either side of the horse’s body. The kit contains bandages, dressings, hypodermic syringes and carron oil for burns, all made by Burroughs Wellcome & Co.

The initials on the kit (“CLIV”) may stand for "City of London Imperial Volunteers" who served during the Boer War. Mounted infantry were almost exclusive to the Boer War.

Details

Category:
Emergency Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656296
Materials:
canvas, leather and iron
Measurements:
storage: 120 mm x 1080 mm x 370 mm, 7.46 kg
type:
first aid kit

Parts

Bottle containing dialysed iron "Tabloids" prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co

Bottle containing dialysed iron "Tabloids" prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co

Bottle containing dialysed iron "Tabloids" prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1914-1918

Measurements:
height 78 mm
width 44 mm
depth 30 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A656296 Pt1
type:
bottles
Plastic tube of Dover powder tablets

Plastic tube of Dover powder tablets

Black plastic tube (part of saddle bag first aid kit), containing 5 gr. compressed Dover Powder tablets (ipecacuahna and opium). 87 mm x 19 mm, 26 g. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome, English, 1914-1918.

Measurements:
height 87 mm
diameter 19 mm
26 g
Materials:
opium , ipecacuahna , plastic and complete
Object Number:
A656296 Pt2
type:
container and opium
Squeezeable metal tube containing solidified carron oil

Squeezeable metal tube containing solidified carron oil

Squeezeable metal tube containing solidified carron oil, prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., England, 1914-1918

Measurements:
height 98 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A656296 Pt3
type:
tubes
Tubes containing boric acid and ointment (part of saddle bag first aid kit)

Tubes containing boric acid and ointment (part of saddle bag first aid kit)

Tubes containing boric acid and ointment (part of saddle bag first aid kit), made by Burroughs Wellcome, England, 1914-1918

Measurements:
height 95 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A656296 Pt4
type:
tubes
Turned wooden cylindrical container with screw-on wooden cap

Turned wooden cylindrical container with screw-on wooden cap

Turned wooden cylindrical container with screw-on wooden cap, to hold product made by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, English, 1870-1901

Measurements:
height 141 mm
diameter 45 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A656296 Pt5
type:
containers
Empty tin once containing "Vaporole" smelling salts

Empty tin once containing "Vaporole" smelling salts

Empty tin once containing "Vaporole" smelling salts, prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 47 mm
width 33 mm
depth 14 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A656296 Pt6
type:
tins
Paper packet containing cyanide of mercury and zinc gauze dressing prepared by S. Maw

Paper packet containing cyanide of mercury and zinc gauze dressing prepared by S. Maw

Paper packet containing cyanide of mercury and zinc gauze dressing prepared by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, England, 1870-1901

Measurements:
length 230 mm
width 155 mm
depth 30 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A656296 Pt7
type:
packets
Empty metal case with sprung hinged lid

Empty metal case with sprung hinged lid

Empty metal case with sprung hinged lid, to contain hypodermic syringe, English, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 116 mm
width 80 mm
depth 27 mm
Materials:
tin and brass
Object Number:
A656296 Pt8
type:
cases
Moulded metal case with hinged lid to contain Burroughs Wellcome tabloids

Moulded metal case with hinged lid to contain Burroughs Wellcome tabloids

Moulded metal case with hinged lid to contain Burroughs Wellcome tabloids, English, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 117 mm
width 65 mm
depth 17 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A656296 Pt9
type:
cases
Syringe of glass in metal casing

Syringe of glass in metal casing

Syringe of glass in metal casing, England, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 76 mm
diameter 11 mm
Materials:
glass and metal
Object Number:
A656296 Pt10
type:
syringes
2 ebonite pestles

2 ebonite pestles

2 ebonite pestles, bulbous grinding end and knob-like finial, English, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 73 mm
max.: diameter 13 mm
Materials:
ebonite
Object Number:
A656296 Pt11
type:
pestles
2 cardboard boxes containing pleated bandages made by Burroughs Wellcome

2 cardboard boxes containing pleated bandages made by Burroughs Wellcome

2 cardboard boxes containing pleated bandages made by Burroughs Wellcome, England, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 69 mm
width 33 mm
depth 24 mm
Materials:
card
Object Number:
A656296 Pt12
type:
boxes
Rolled bandage

Rolled bandage

Rolled bandage, English, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 64 mm
diameter 47 mm
Materials:
cotton
Object Number:
A656296 Pt13
type:
bandages
Pleated gauze wrapped in paper label

Pleated gauze wrapped in paper label

Pleated gauze wrapped in paper label

Measurements:
length 35 mm
width 35 mm
depth 14 mm
Materials:
gauze and paper
Object Number:
A656296 Pt14
type:
gauze
Saddle bag first aid kit, England, 1900-1918

Saddle bag first aid kit, England, 1900-1918

Saddle-bag first aid kit, pair of canvas panniers linked by rubber band, containing dressings, tablets and ointments, many prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1918

More

Marked with the words “Mounted Infantry”, this First World War British Army first aid kit was made to be carried on a horse, with each box hung either side of the horse’s body. The kit contains bandages, dressings, hypodermic syringes and carron oil for burns, all made by Burroughs Wellcome & Co.

The initials on the kit (“CLIV”) may stand for "City of London Imperial Volunteers" who served during the Boer War. Mounted infantry were almost exclusive to the Boer War.

Object Number:
A656296/17
type:
first aid kit

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