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Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen......

For your renewed viewing pleasure.....

Please find attached some photos of a Boer War Medical Officers / Surgeons Field Kit......

You can see on the kit where the straps have been removed from the rear of the kit to the side for ease of carrying......

Though not complete there are still a number of items in the main body of the kit and it looks like all the instruments are there.......

Most of the contents were made by a company called:

Southall Bros and Barclay LD., Charford Mills, Birmingham, England:

THREE - WOOL ABSORBENT COMPRESSED 1oz PACKAGE
FIVE - BANDAGE LOOSE WOVEN, COMPRESSED, WHITE, 3in X 6yd
ONE - BANDAGE OPEN WOVE, COMPRESSED, WHITE, 3in X 6yd

Allen and Handbury's Ltd. London:

ONE - PARTIAL ROLL OF ADHESIVE PLASTER, SURGEONS ANTISEPTIC, ZINC OXIDE, INDIA RUBBER

Cuxon, Gerrard and Co. Ltd., Oldbury and London:

ONE COMPRESSED TRIANGULAR BANDAGE
FOUR - COMPRESSED BORIC LINT, 1oz

C. J. Hewlett and Son, Watford, Herts.:

PARTIAL BOTTLE - HEWSOL GERMICIDE (Possibly not Boer War)

Unknown Manufacturer:

SEVEN - PACKAGES OF ROLLED GAUZE BANDAGES

Instruments (I am not medically inclined so do not know the official names):

Most of them have the name BETZ or A.N.G.S. Sheffield on them.....

SIX - SCALPELS OF DIFFERENT TYPES, INCLUDING ONE WITH A SAW EDGE
THREE PAIRS - SCISSORS
TWO - CLAMPS
ONE - NOZZLE FOR SOME INSTRUMENT
ONE - PROBE

Hope that you enjoyed, comments welcome.....

Mike

amazing item, Mike!

Mike
That is a great item! Thank you for showing it. My current obsession with the volunteer medical corps in the Natal Campaign makes it particularly interesting and relevant.
Regards
Brett