2 rolls of guttaplast in cardboard tubes

Made:
1910-1950 in Welwyn Garden City

2 rolls of guttaplast in cardboard tubes, made by Beiersdorf Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, England, 1910-1950

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A654143
Materials:
plaster, gauze, wrapping, paper, cellophane, wrapping, cardboard and wrapping, tin
Measurements:
roll: width 210 mm
roll: diameter 30 mm
tube: length 223 mm
tube: diameter 49 mm
type:
dressings

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