General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wooden box with metal hinges: contains fabric (cotton?), glass and metal items.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

45.7 cm

Width

11.4 cm

Height

9.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This kit was presumably used c. 1875-76, and possibly longer.

Canada

Recovered from campsite of H.M.S. Alert (Headed by Capt. Sir George Nares, 1875-76), the first vessel to land on the shores of northern Ellesmere Island. G. Hattersley-Smith & R.G. Blackadar discovered site 12 miles south of Cape Sheridan in 1953. This box was evidently part of the kit carried by a group travelling by dog sledge. In fact, they had a number of sledge teams.

Function

To provide medical treatment for minor injuries and/or in emergency situations.

Technical

Example of kit containing basic medical supplies assembled for use by mobile teams from H.M.S Alert. Based on surviving contents, expected injuries were wounds and bone breaks and/or sprains (many probably associated with effects of cold and frost bite). Glass shards probably bottled alcohol.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Box top marked " [ Medical ] Box./ DOG SLEDGE. "/ Some items in kit bear markings- most illegible.

Missing

Unknown - Kit contains assortment of collected items.

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A