Field dressing

Made:
1914-1918

Field dressing, wrapped in canvas, German, 1914-1918

Details

Category:
Emergency Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A636975
Materials:
wrapping, canvas
Measurements:
length 79 mm
width 41 mm
type:
dressings

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