Surgical dressings case

Surgical dressings--Storage--Equipment and supplies

Bandages and bandaging--Storage--Equipment and supplies

Medicine Chests

Receptacles

Bandage/dressing tins marked "Ferris & Co's Patent"

Used to store surgical dressings and bandages

Glass-fronted locking cabinet with tin boxes for various surgical dressings and storage drawer.

A wooden surgical dressings case with a glass-front door is shown against a plain background. Inside the cabinet are multiple labeled tins arranged in rows, each containing surgical dressings and related medical supplies. The tins are labeled “Ferris & Co., Bristol,” identifying the manufacturer. Two small round drawers at the bottom of the cabinet provide additional storage. The polished wooden frame and organized compartments indicate it was used to store and dispense sterile dressings in a medical setting.

Ferris & Co.

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

19th cent.?

James Kennedy Antiques Ltd.

Cravens, Annette

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40 cm. x 34 cm. x 26 cm.

Medical instrument

Image

Still image

03.4.25

LIB-HSL001

Dressings case

4/7/2006

Wood, glass with tin containers