Military medicine chest, German Army issue, contents incomplete, 1914-1918
Military medicine chest, German Army issue, contents incomplete
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665216
- Materials:
- chest, pine and chest, iron
- type:
- instruments, medical, medical panniers and field medical panniers
Parts
Leg splint
Leg splint, in two sections, German, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 302 mm
width 60 mm
- Materials:
- wood and iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt2
- type:
- splints
Box for catgut empty
Box for catgut empty, Germany, 1917
- Measurements:
-
diameter 60 mm
height 19 mm
- Materials:
- box, cardboard
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt7
- type:
- catgut
Two enema syringes inn wooden box
Two enema syringes inn wooden box, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
box: length 58 mm
box: width 32 mm
box: height 150 mm
- Materials:
- box, wood and syringe, vulcanite, metaled, glassed
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt9
- type:
- enema syringes
Metal irrigator
Metal irrigator, with rubber tube, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
diameter 100 mm
height 176 mm
- Materials:
- iron, zine plated
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt10
- type:
- irrigators
Cloth bandage packet
Cloth bandage packet, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 78 mm
width 50 mm
height 31 mm
- Materials:
- packet, cloth
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt11
- type:
- packets
Two books of identity tags
Two books of identity tags, for attaching to wounded soldiers to give information about injuries and treatment, Germany, 1914-1918
More
During the First World War (1914-1918), battle casualties could be overwhelming and with limited time and resources, treatment had to be prioritised. Using various forms of ‘triage’ were employed and care was mainly concentrated on those who might both survive and ideally also be made battle-ready again.
To classify and identify them, wounded soldiers had a label - sometimes called tags or tallies - tied to them which gave information about wounds and treatment given. This could incorporate triage decisions, for example through colour coding.
- Measurements:
-
length 150 mm
width 77 mm
- Materials:
- paper
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt12
- type:
- identity tags
Four bandage packets
Four bandage packets, Germany, 1917
- Measurements:
-
length 67 mm
width 67 mm
height 47 mm
- Materials:
- packet, paper
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt14
- type:
- packets
Two packets of rolls of zine oxide plaster
Two packets of rolls of zine oxide plaster, Germany, 1914-1917
- Measurements:
-
reel: diameter 47 mm
reel: height 30 mm
- Materials:
- packet, cardboard and reel, iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt15
- type:
- packets
21 packets of banadages
21 packets of banadages, Germany, 1917
- Measurements:
-
length 78 mm
width 50 mm
height 23 mm
- Materials:
- packet, cloth
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt16
- type:
- packets
Three boxes of 10 ampoules of caffeine sodium salicylate solution
Three boxes of 10 ampoules of caffeine sodium salicylate solution, Germany, 1917
- Measurements:
-
box: length 67 mm
box: width 126 mm
box: height 15 mm
- Materials:
- box, cardboard and ampoule, glass
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt19
- type:
- boxes
Box of 4 (of original 5) glass ampoules of dilute hydrochloric acid
Box of 4 (of original 5) glass ampoules of dilute hydrochloric acid, Germany, 1916
- Measurements:
-
length 65 mm
width 100 mm
height 22 mm
- Materials:
- box, cardboard and ampoule, glass
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt20
- type:
- boxes
Box of 10 ampoules of scopolamine hydrobromide solution
Box of 10 ampoules of scopolamine hydrobromide solution, Germany, 1916
- Measurements:
-
length 62 mm
width 122 mm
height 17 mm
- Materials:
- box, cardboard and ampoule, glass
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt21
- type:
- boxes
Box of mercury ointment
Box of mercury ointment, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 56 mm
width 132 mm
height 107 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt22
- type:
- boxes
Box of boric acid ointment
Box of boric acid ointment, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 56 mm
width 132 mm
height 107 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt23
- type:
- boxes
Box of containers of formaldehyde ointment and salicylic suet
Box of containers of formaldehyde ointment and salicylic suet, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 145 mm
width 117 mm
height 114 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt24
- type:
- boxes
Box of pepper tablets
Box of pepper tablets, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 80 mm
width 50 mm
height 110 mm
- Materials:
- iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt25
Box of cork stoppers
Box of cork stoppers, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 55 mm
width 50 mm
height 115 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinned and content, cork
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt26
- type:
- boxes
Box of sugar crystals
Box of sugar crystals, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 57 mm
width 57 mm
height 110 mm
- Materials:
- iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt27
- type:
- boxes
Boxed bottle of carbolic acid
Boxed bottle of carbolic acid, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 56 mm
width 57 mm
height 114 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinned and bottle, glass
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt28
- type:
- boxes
Boxed bottle of tincture of iodine
Boxed bottle of tincture of iodine, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 54 mm
width 52 mm
height 111 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinned and bottle, glass
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt29
- type:
- boxes
Box of mercuric chloride tablets
Box of mercuric chloride tablets, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 52 mm
width 52 mm
height 113 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt30
- type:
- boxes
Box of ointment
Box of ointment, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 40 mm
width 36 mm
height 92 mm
- Materials:
- iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt31
- type:
- boxes
Rectangle based bottle, containing tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex)
Tall, rectangle based clear glass bottle with glass stopper; transfer printed label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).
Bottle of salicylic talc powder
Bottle of salicylic talc powder, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 69 mm
width 56 mm
height 110 mm
- Materials:
- iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt52
- type:
- bottles
Box of calcium sulphate powder
Box of calcium sulphate powder, Germany, 1914-1918
- Measurements:
-
length 125 mm
width 125 mm
height 111 mm
- Materials:
- iron, tinned
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt58
- type:
- boxes
Wooden box of 47 (of original 50) tubes of tablets
Wooden box of 47 (of original 50) tubes of tablets, Germany, 1917
- Measurements:
-
box: length 125 mm
box: width 234 mm
box: height 126 mm
- Materials:
- box, oak and tube, glass
- Object Number:
- A665216 Pt59
- type:
- boxes
Two phials of Opium and Ipecac tablets
Two glass phials each containing two paper packets of .3g tablets of Opium and Ipecacuanha (Pulv. Ipecac. op.). Each: 100 mm x 15 mm diameter, 22 g. Issued by the German Army during the First World War, 1914-1918.
