Brown canvas and leather first aid field case containing bandages

Made:
1914-1918

Brown canvas and leather first aid field case containing bandages, dressings and splints, used by German Army in World War I, German, 1914-1918

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A135088
Materials:
case, canvas, case, leather and case, iron
Measurements:
height 235 mm
width 370 mm
depth 85 mm
type:
first aid kits

Parts

8 plain cotton triangular bandage

8 plain cotton triangular bandage

8 plain cotton triangular bandage

Measurements:
max: length 1360 mm
tip to base, max: width 670 mm
min: length 950 mm
tip to base, min: width 465 mm
Materials:
cotton
Object Number:
A135088 Pt1
type:
bandages
2 gauze pads attached to 2 strips of gauze bandage

2 gauze pads attached to 2 strips of gauze bandage

2 gauze pads attached to 2 strips of gauze bandage

Measurements:
rolled: diameter 55 mm
max: width 70 mm
Materials:
gauze
Object Number:
A135088 Pt2
type:
dressings
4 rolled gauze bandages

4 rolled gauze bandages

4 rolled gauze bandages, in poor condition

Measurements:
max: width 100 mm
min: diameter 30 mm
Materials:
gauze
Object Number:
A135088 Pt3
type:
bandages
4 gauze pad and strip dressings

4 gauze pad and strip dressings

4 gauze pad and strip dressings wrapped first in paper, then in fabric which is thought to be waterproof and sterile

Measurements:
length 75 mm
width 45 mm
Materials:
gauze , paper , cotton and string
Object Number:
A135088 Pt4
type:
dressings
Square brown paper packet containing cotton wool

Square brown paper packet containing cotton wool

Square brown paper packet containing cotton wool

Measurements:
length 62 mm
width 67 mm
depth 62 mm
Materials:
paper and cotton
Object Number:
A135088 Pt5
type:
cotton wool
Sterile bandages

Sterile bandages

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

Measurements:
length 64 mm
width 67 mm
depth 51 mm
Materials:
paper and cambric
Object Number:
A135088 Pt6
type:
bandages
Narrow elastic bandage

Narrow elastic bandage

Narrow elastic bandage with webbing ties at each end

Measurements:
excl. straps: length 1070 mm
width 52 mm
Materials:
elastic and webbing
Object Number:
A135088 Pt7
type:
bandages
Roll of zinc oxide plaster on metal drum dispenser

Roll of zinc oxide plaster on metal drum dispenser

Roll of zinc oxide plaster on metal drum dispenser

Measurements:
tin: diameter 49 mm
tin: height 29 mm
Materials:
plaster , tin, ? material and paper
Object Number:
A135088 Pt8
type:
plaster
Small rectangular green tin containing 2 tubes of white tablets wrapped in waxed paper

Small rectangular green tin containing 2 tubes of white tablets wrapped in waxed paper

Small rectangular green tin containing 2 tubes of white tablets wrapped in waxed paper

Measurements:
tin: height 60 mm
tin: width 32 mm
tin: depth 19 mm
tablet packet: length 55 mm
tablet packet: diameter 12 mm
Materials:
tin and paper
Object Number:
A135088 Pt9
type:
containers
Book of tags filled in by doctors and tied to wounded before transportation

Book of tags filled in by doctors and tied to wounded before transportation

Book of tags filled in by doctors and tied to wounded before transportation, 6 remain

Measurements:
length 168 mm
width 80 mm
Materials:
paper and card
Object Number:
A135088 Pt10
type:
casualty tags
4 rectangular pieces of wood which fit together to form a long splint

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

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

Measurements:
length 330 mm
width 70 mm
Materials:
wood and tin
Object Number:
A135088 Pt11
type:
splints
2 sheets of thin wood used whole or broken up as splints

2 sheets of thin wood used whole or broken up as splints

2 sheets of thin wood used whole or broken up as splints

Measurements:
length 300 mm
width 203 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A135088 Pt12
type:
splints
Small rectangular tin containing 5 safety pins and 21 pins

Small rectangular tin containing 5 safety pins and 21 pins

Small rectangular tin containing 5 safety pins and 21 pins

Measurements:
tin: length 62 mm
tin: width 43 mm
tin: depth 30 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A135088 Pt13
type:
containers

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