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WWI US Army field dressing tin relic
Lettering on lid reads as follows:
FIRST AID PACKET U.S. ARMY CONTRACT NOV. 2-1916 BAUER & BLACK CHICAGO. U.S.A. TO OPEN - PULL RING PATENT APPLIED FOR
Standard US Army issue ring-pull basic field dressing tin (originally with waterproof cover) which contained a length of gauze, small bandage pad, a safety pin and an ampoule of iodine (later replaced by mild antiseptic). Recovered from the site of the field dressing station at Martinpuich (18 miles south of Arras) by a colleague who has made numerous visits to WWI battlefields over the years.
Martinpuich was captured from the Germans in 1916 during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette and was lost in March 1918 during the German spring offensive (Operation Michael), being recaptured in August the same year. NB. A number of these discarded tops and bottoms were found together and were subsequently ‘paired’ as closely as possible.
H:6 x L:10cm approx. £15.00+ £3.49 P&P UK
WWI era surgeon's needles - British War Department Issue
Wording to front: EMANL. SHRIMPTON & FLETCHER CAST STEEL HIGH POLISHED SURGEON’S NEEDLES Premier Works, Redditch, England
Reverse: AFTER USE KEEP GREASED 1/2 DOZEN NO. 5 BONNEY'S 1/2 CIRCLE (ENGLISH RANGE) Broad Arrow
Packet - H:6.2 x W:3cm £6.00 each + £1.00 P&P UK
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Believed to have been manufactured around 1910, these deeply curved needles designed for sewing wounds were found in France around 25 years ago. The packets are distressed in varying degrees and have traces of a red wax-like substance which is probably the remains of a rubber band. The needles are present, and judging by feel are substantial items.
Relic - Worker's Day commemoration badge - 1st May 1936
Obtained by a colleague via a contact in Berlin, this is one of a number of items found inside an ammunition box unearthed by workers on a construction site at Leipziger Platz in Berlin, in 2014.
Logo 'N' within a triangle on the reverse. Manufactured by BERG & NOLTE AG Lüdenscheid.
Small pockets of corrosion and staining, date slightly obscured but remains legible. Pin rusted away.
Dia: 35mm £7.00 + £2.70 P&P UK
Semi relic belt buckle plate
Believed to be pre WWI Imperial Russian Cadet Corps. Taken from a large private collection of Russian belt buckles.
Non-ferrous.
W:6 x D:4.5cm
£17.00 + £2.70 P&P UK
Semi relic belt buckle plate
Believed to be pre WWI Imperial Russian Cadet Corps. Taken from a large private collection of Russian belt buckles.
Non-ferrous.
W:6 x D:4.5cm
£17.00 + £2.70 P&P UK