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.
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.
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.
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.