993.1006.1: Instrument Box, 1930-1945

Additional Images

993.1006.1: Instrument Box
993.1006.1: Instrument Box : Box (part a) : Box (part a)
993.1006.1: Instrument Box : Nazi stamp on bottom of box (part a) : Nazi stamp on bottom of box (part a)
993.1006.1: Instrument Box : Lift-out tray depicting instruments held in box (part b) : Lift-out tray depicting instruments held in box (part b)
993.1006.1: Instrument Box : Screw-cap tube and glass tube with rubber stopper holding a spool of silk suture thread (group of parts) : Screw-cap tube and glass tube with rubber stopper holding a spool of silk suture thread (group of parts)
993.1006.1: Instrument Box.
Image No. 1703

Object Description

Instrument box with lift-out tray depicting instruments held within with their shapes engraved into the surface. Plaque attached to front of box reads 'Instrumentenbesteck 6' [set of instruments 6]. Box contains a screw-cap tube containing a glass tube with a rubber stopper which holds a spool of silk suture thread, the sterilising solution has evaporated. Both containers have ' Seide No. 2 geflochten Sterilisiert' printed along the side. German made, Nazi stamp on bottom. All instruments are missing.

Object Classification

Accession Number: 993.1006.1
Collection: Military
Date: 1930-1945

Object Dimensions

  • Length: 21 cm
  • Height: 6.3 cm
  • Width: 12.8 cm

Object Parts

  • a) Hinged lidded box
  • b) Lift-out tray
  • c) Tube with suture thread
  • d) Screw-cap tube

Object Materials

  • blued steel,
  • glass,
  • metal,
  • plating,
  • rubber,
  • silk,
  • steel,
  • tin,
  • wood

Acquisition Detail

  • Owner: Mr. George Dalziel
  • History of Use: Belonged to George Dalziel, a bush-pilot in Northern B.C. and the Yukon 1933-1959.