Medicine pouches | Science Museum Group Collection

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.

German Army first aid pouch, First World War

1914-1918

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