Roll of gamgee tissue wrapped in blue paper packet

Made:
1900-1940 in Chesterfield and London

Roll of gamgee tissue wrapped in blue paper packet, made by Robinson and Sons Ltd., English, 1900-1940

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A654129
Materials:
gamgee, tissue, wrapping, paper and wrapping, string
Measurements:
packet: length 490 mm
packet: diameter 76 mm
type:
gamgee

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