portable surgical unit
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19910122-001
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer J. Thamm
- Date Made 1905
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - Germany
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Medical and psychological tools and equipment
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1905/01/01
- Latest 1905/12/31
- Inscription (case/étui) J. THAMM;BERLIN, N.W.;KARL STRASSE 14; 98; 1905
- Materials Wood, Steel, Brass
- Service Component Imperial German Army
- Measurements Height 14.3 cm, Length 29.4 cm, Width 50.6 cm
- Related activity Surgeon
- Caption German Orthopaedic Surgical Kit
- Additional Information This portable First World War German orthopaedic surgical kit, captured by a Canadian soldier, was used in field hospitals on the Western Front. There are three trays of surgical instruments, including clamps, a saw with spare blades, and chisels. Kits such as this would usually have been used for amputations.