Cotton mesh bandage, German, First World War
Rolled cotton mesh bandage found inside a leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War. The bandage is unmarked. German, 1914-1918.
German Army first aid pouch, First World War
- Made:
- 1914-1918 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Hochst and Berlin
Rectangular leather first aid pouch with a hinged lid and straps, manufactured by Ludwig Hirschfeld & Co., Frankfurt am Main. A printed paper label inside the lid lists the pouch's intended original contents. The pouch contains first aid equipment, including bandages, dressings, medicines, and ampoules. The surviving contents do not correspond fully to those listed on the inventory label and include items dated between 1914 and 1918, indicating that the pouch was replenished and its contents altered during use. Used by the German Army during the First World War and probably carried by front-line stretcher bearers. German, 1914-1918.
This leather pouch contains first aid equipment – bandages, dressing and medicines. Made by a Frankfurt-based company, Ludwig Hirschfeld, Frankfurt-am Main, the kit was probably carried by stretcher bearers who had had some level of medical training, in the German Army during the First World War.
Stretcher-bearers on both sides had a dangerous role, collecting and delivering the wounded to medical aid post while often under fire. For those wounded, the attention they got from the bearers in this first encounter could greatly influence their survival chances.
Details
- Category:
- Emergency Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A656263
- Materials:
- leather, brass, glass, paper (fibre product), cardboard, cotton (fibre), lead (metal), textile and cork
- Measurements:
-
overall: 110 mm x 180 mm x 75 mm,
Parts
German first field dressing, 1915
Sterile first field dressing in a printed cloth wrapper enclosing a waterproof paper packet and dressing. The wrapper is marked 'S.D. IX. A.K. 1915', 'Faden abstreifen', and 'Keimfrei'. One of two similar dressing packets found inside a leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War. The packet remains unopened. German, 1915.
Bottle of tetanus antitoxin, German, First World War
Amber glass bottle with a cork stopper covered by a paper stamped ‘1322’, secured with red thread and a lead seal. The bottle has a printed paper maker's label from Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Hoechst a. M., reading 'Tetanus-Antitoxin' and indicating use for prophylactic vaccination. The unopened bottle contains a dark brown residue. From leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War. German, 1914-1918.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 65 mm 20 mm,
- Materials:
- glass , cork , paper and lead (metal)
- Object Number:
- A656263 Pt3
- type:
- tetanus antitoxin , materia medica , medicine bottle and vaccine
Box of 'Scopolam. hydrobr.' ampoules, German, 1914
Ten glass ampoules containing a clear liquid, housed in a rectangular cardboard box lined with cotton wool. The box is marked 'Scopolam. hydrobr. 0,0005 g.' (for scopolamine hydrobromide solution) and bears a label for the Sanitätsdepot des Garde-Korps, Berlin. Found inside a leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War. German, 1914.
- Measurements:
-
box: 122 mm x 64 mm,
ampoule (each): 44 mm
- Materials:
- card , cotton wool and glass
- Object Number:
- A656263 Pt4
- type:
- scopolaminum hydrobromicum , materia medica and ampoules
Hydrarg. Perchlor. tablets, German, First World War
Pink tablets wrapped in paper. The paper is printed ‘Hydrarg. Perchlor. 0.2’ (for Hydrargyrum Perchloridum) and ‘Depot VII A.K.’. From a leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War. German, 1914-1918.
- Measurements:
-
tablets (each): 11 mm,
packet: 40 mm
- Materials:
- paper
- Object Number:
- A656263 Pt5
- type:
- hydrargyrum perchloridum , materia medica and tablets
Roll of Pyraz. Phenyldim(?) tablets, German, First World War
White tablets wrapped in paper. The wrapper bears the inscription 'Pyraz. Phenyldim(?) / [illegible] / San.-Depot XVIII. / Frankfurt a. M. / 1915'. Found inside a leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War. German, 1915.
- Measurements:
-
tablets (each): 11 mm,
packet: 60 mm
- Materials:
- paper
- Object Number:
- A656263 Pt6
- type:
- pyraz. phenyldim. , tablets and materia medica
Unidentified white powder, German, First World War
Crumpled fragment of printed paper, possibly newspaper, containing an unidentified white powder. Found inside a leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War.
- Object Number:
- A656263 pt7
- type:
- powder and materia medica
Cotton mesh bandage, German, First World War
Rolled cotton mesh bandage found inside a leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War. The bandage is unmarked. German, 1914-1918.
German first field dressing, 1918
Sterile first field dressing in a printed cloth wrapper enclosing a waterproof paper packet and dressing. The wrapper is marked 'S.D. IX. A. K. 1918', 'Faden abstreifen', and 'Keimfrei'. One of two similar dressing packets found inside a leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War. The packet is partially opened. German, 1918.
Bottle of tetanus antitoxin, German, First World war
Amber glass bottle with a cork stopper covered by a paper stamped ‘1384’, secured with red thread and a lead seal. The bottle has a printed paper maker's label from Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Hoechst a. M., reading 'Tetanus-Antitoxin' and indicating use for prophylactic vaccination. The unopened bottle contains a dark brown residue. From a leather first aid pouch used by the German Army during the First World War. German, 1914-1918.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 65 mm 20 mm,
- Materials:
- glass , cork , paper and lead (metal)
- Object Number:
- A656263 Pt10
- type:
- tetanus antitoxin , materia medica , medicine bottle and vaccine
German Army first aid pouch, 1917
Rectangular leather first aid pouch with a hinged lid, two fastening straps, brass fittings, and two belt loops. The front is stamped 'Ludwig Hirschfeld / Frankfurt a. M. / 1917'. Inside the lid, a printed label lists the pouch's intended contents, including sterile dressings, gauze strips, needles, thread, zinc rubber plaster, scissors, forceps, and a triangular bandage. Manufactured by Ludwig Hirschfeld & Co., Frankfurt am Main, for use by the German Army during the First World War. German, 1917.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 110 mm x 180 mm x 75 mm,
- Materials:
- leather and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- A656263 Pt11
- type:
- medicine pouch and pouches
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