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Bandages from a Ship's Medicine Chest, From An Aberdeen Trawler Wrecked On Hoy
Bandages from a Ship's Medicine Chest, From An Aberdeen Trawler Wrecked On Hoy

Bandages from a Ship's Medicine Chest, From An Aberdeen Trawler Wrecked On Hoy

Dateearly 20th century
Object NameDressing
Mediumpaper; textile
ClassificationsShipping
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 28 × 30 × 23mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1992.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS018960.19
About MeSmall oval shaped waxed paper wrapped containing fabric bandage roll. Both the paper and the bandages are a dark cream. The paper has a dark blue logo on the front, a scroll inside a diamond shaped frame. The scroll reads "W.O.W. BANDAGE".

The object is from a ship's medicine chest from an Aberdeen trawler that was wrecked off Hoy.