Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

FIELD DRESSING

Date

1942

Materials

COTTON, NYLON

No. Pieces

1

Height

3.4

Length

10

Width

6

Description

PACKAGE OF COTTON GAUZE HAS WHITE NYLON COVERING STITCHED WITH COTTON THREAD. SIDE OF PACKAGE HAS "FIELD FIRST DRESSING" ACROSS TOP WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE UNDERNEATH. ACROSS BOTTOM READS "DO NOT HANDLE GAUZE OR WOUND" AND "BAUER & BLACK, LEASIDE, TORONTO, ONTARIO" WITH "DECEMBER, 1942". SEWN TO TOP OF PACKAGE IS WAX PAPER PACKAGE WITH STEEL SAFETY PIN INSIDE. PACKAGE IS DIRTY & STAINED.

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

MILITARY

HEALTH SERVICES

History

DRESSINGS BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER. THEY ARE SECOND WORLD WAR ISSUE FOR CANADIAN FORCES.

Catalogue Number

P19960037002

Acquisition Date

1996-06

Collection

Museum

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