First field dressing and phial of iodine

Made:
1914-1918 in London

First field dressing and phial of iodine, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1914-1918.

Dressing consisting of length of gauze bandage with cotton-wool pad, and glass phial with neck and rounded base, phial inside waterproof case which is made of wood and with circular opening at one end.

Details

Category:
Emergency Medicine
Object Number:
1981-1849
Materials:
gauze, cotton wool, glass, wood (unidentified) and complete
Measurements:
Phial Case: 17 mm x 79 mm x 60 mm, .006 kg
Pad - as displayed: 160 mm x 70 mm
type:
field dressings