First World War shell dressing

Made:: 1915 in Chesterfield

First World War shell dressing, complete with Iodine ampoule, by Robinson and Sons Ltd., English, 1915

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A645198

Materials:: gauze, cotton (textile), glass, metal (unknown), materia medica and complete

Measurements:: overall: 54 mm x 150 mm x 90 mm, .086 kg

type:: dressings

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