Name/Title
Military Medical Field Kit From Korean WarEntry/Object ID
2024.22.1a-nDescription
Olive green cloth case with silver snap closure. Small fabric slots enclose metal surgeon's tools (a-i) of a variety from scissor-like objects to tweezers, and a razor blade. All bladed instruments are covered with semi-circular flaps of the same fabric. On the right-most end of the case is a pocket with packaged suture needles, suture silks, and blades (j-n) in original packaging having never been opened.Context
Belonged to uncle Franklin Dewey Baldwin came down to Kyle Treis, gift to Vermont Historical Society
Donated at same time as book, "Handbook For Medical Personnel" inscribed inside front cover: "RR Cooledge Capt MC 01917086" and on front page: "Robert Cooledge Capt 01917086"
Unlike any other type of medical kit already owned in collection. It is unique by virtue of its status as a military medical kit and its era being in the twentieth centuryAcquisition
Accession
2024.22Acquisition Method
GiftMaterials
Material
Fabric, MetalMaterial Notes
also what silk sutures are made of