Japanese medical equipment used on Burma Railway by Medics on 'F force)

Identifier

2011-11-0191-001
2011-11-0191-002
2011-11-0191-003
2011-11-0191-004
2011-11-0191-005
2011-11-0191-006

Title

Japanese medical equipment used on Burma Railway by Medics on 'F force)

Type

Military Kit Medical kits / medical supplies

Description

The object is silver coloured with a flat oval shaped head and long thin stem extending from the head, ending in a bulbous tip. May be a septum elevator.

Silver coloured scissors with hinge mechanism. The separate blades meet at the end in a small tip 3mm across.

Silver coloured forceps with wide handle , ribbed inside the tip section.

Long cylindrical silver object with removable lid at the top. Inside the metal is a glass long glass thermometer, white, red and black.

Silver coloured forceps with open handles and ribbed inner tip section.

Long silver coloured tweezers with a ribbed section on the inner tip.

Creator

Coverage

Medium

Stainless steel, glass, mercury

Format

151 X 10 X 3mm
128 X 48 X 5mm
130 X 65 X 5mm
113 X 12 X 10mm
128 X 63 X 5mm
154 X 20 X 10mm

Provenance

Possible ' F force ' used by medicos on the Burma Railway , as indicated by label

Date

Audience

C13

Source

Date Created

Thursday, 14 June 2012