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Soldier's field medical kit
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| Description | Leather field medicine kit containing four glass vials with cork stoppers. Two of the vials are marked "Quinine" and "Camphor"; a third has a printed label reading "DOVERS POWDERS / M. W. SERL. / DRUGGIST / Lebanon, Missouri"; the fourth is blank. The kit belonged to J.W. Hayes, who carried it during the Civil War and bequeathed it to the Daughters of the American Revolution upon his death at the Minnesota Soldiers' Home. |
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| Quantity | 5 items |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 7 inches length A) case 5 1/4 inches width A) case 1 inches height A) case 5 1/4 inches length B) Quinine vial 1/4 inches diameter B) Quinine vial 5 1/2 inches length C-E) vials 1/2 inches diameter C-E) vials |
| Nomenclature | Kit (set) Medicine bottle |
| Subjects |
Owned/used by: Hayes, J. W. Serl, M. W. Used during Civil War Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, United States Owned/used in Minnesota, United States Medicine. Medical Equipment & Supplies. Bags & Cases Medicine. Medical Equipment & Supplies. Equipment to Administer & Dispense Medications Military. 1861-1865 (Civil & Indian Wars). Equipment & Supplies |
| Dates | Creation: Not earlier than 1840 - Not later than 1865 Use: Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 Civil War |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 2001.A-E |
