Rare Nurses Leather Chatelaine set and Equipment Rare Nurses Leather Chatelaine set and Equipment Rare Nurses Leather Chatelaine set and Equipment Rare Nurses Leather Chatelaine set and Equipment Rare Nurses Leather Chatelaine set and Equipment

Rare Nurses Leather Chatelaine set and Equipment

Another rare piece of, what was once, a basic piece of Nursing equipment, mainly a Nurses chatelaine set of equipment in a leather case.They were widespread from the Mid Victorian era up until just after the First World War.Worn suspended from a nurses belt these would contain the nurses tools of her trade of the time. The contents could vary slightly and this is a fairly typical example.
It consists of a leather case with apertures to fit the instruments.
In this case are1) a silver wound probe 2) a pair of metal forceps and 3) a white metal tongue depressor with no makers mark 4) A glass thermometer in its original metal case 5) A pair of artery forceps 6) A metal container with 30 second glass pulse timer 7) A silver wound probe below this is 8) a small pencil 9) a pad for pins 10) a small pocket with press stud fixing

In fair condition overall for it's age , leather has been allowed to dry out over time and has flaked in several areas ,as pictured.I have applied a museum quality preservative wax to try and arrest further damage .
The metal loop for attaching it to the belt is good.
A rare and original item of great interest to the Nurse Historian or re-enactor.These seldom come onto the market and command high prices, especially in the US.
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Code: 53136

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