Extremely Interesting WWI Era US-Named Housewife Kit

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Named to Mrs. R.A. Hicks from Kansas City, MO, 2510 Elmwood Avenue. Kit comes with a bunch of useful household supplies, including sewing materials with sewing needles, thread, medical supplies. Includes antiseptic wrap nicely dated 1917. Nice unsown US 7th Infantry Division hourglass patch and chevron. Also included is a little miniature 48-star woven American flag, comb, a brush knife, possibly toiletry items. See photos for what’s all here. Really interesting lot of untouched kit

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Extremely Interesting WWI Era US-Named Housewife Kit

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Named WWI Medical Grouping : Named to Garrett B. Galerno. Dated 1918. Honorable discharge papers along with collar discs and pins

Named WWI Medical Grouping

WWI Medical Officer’s Case with Superior Surgical Tools : See photos for what’s all here. Case is in excellent condition and nicely marked

WWI Medical Officer’s Case with Superior Surgical Tools

13pc. WWI US Med Roll Pouch : Lot of very interesting and nice instruments here. All look to be in very good condition with different tweezers, scalpels, razor blades, thermometer and other interesting items

13pc. WWI US Med Roll Pouch

Interesting WWI Medical Supplies Lot : Unopened (12) Kidney and Liver needles dated 1917. Also includes Larkin Almond Extract bottle, B&B Iodine swab dated 1917, Med Dept USN Syringe case with hypodermic syringe

Interesting WWI Medical Supplies Lot

Rare Unopened WWI US Training First Aid Instruction Pack Dated 1917 and Iodine Tubes Dated 1917: This is a US Army First Aid instruction packet that gives directions for applying first aid packets. Manufactured by Wilford Hall Laboratories, Fort Chester, NY. Unopened 1917 iodine tubes by ZD

Rare Unopened WWI US Training First Aid Instruction Pack Dated 1917 and Iodine Tubes Dated 1917

(2) Unopened Iodine Tubes and Elastic Bandage: All still in original packaging. Excellent medical history lot

(2) Unopened Iodine Tubes and Elastic Bandage

Lot of Vintage Unopened Medical Supplies : Includes cotton bandages, dressings and ammonia inhalant

Lot of Vintage Unopened Medical Supplies

WWI Medical Instruments Case : Very early animal hide wrapped surgical tool instrument roll with a lot of various instruments in excellent condition. See photos for what’s all here. Very nice, rare early kit

WWI Medical Instruments Case

Named and Unit ID’d Tobacco Pouch : See photos. Marked Geo. E. Hatch, 137 Amb Co., 35th Division USMG. 110 Sqn. Tr. Inside pouch includes a nice vintage tobacco bag with contents and zigzag cigarette wrapping papers

Named and Unit ID’d Tobacco Pouch

(3) Sets of US WWI Helmet Chinstraps: Conditions vary, but are well used and aged

(3) Sets of US WWI Helmet Chinstraps

Nice WWI Type USMC Bayless Pack with American Red Cross Medical Bag: Marked Long/9-18, with additional strap and pouch

Nice WWI Type USMC Bayless Pack with American Red Cross Medical Bag

Nice Rock Island Arsenal Pre-WWI 1914 Dated WWI Model 1908 Haversack Bag with Leather Sling : Bag is in very good condition. Nicely marked. Shows some light surface staining. Leather sling is nice and pliable with honest wear. Still one solid piece.

Nice Rock Island Arsenal Pre-WWI 1914 Dated WWI Model 1908 Haversack Bag with Leather Sling

WWI 1st Army Medical Officers Uniform and Pants Dated 1919 With Medal and Insignia: See photos for tag and name. Named to Heaje? (hard to make out letters, see photos). 1st Army Med Air patch and two gray chevron patch on sleeve. Excellent condition. Comes with pants. Comes with

WWI 1st Army Medical Officers Uniform and Pants Dated 1919 With Medal and Insignia

Men’s Vintage Jodhpurs Breeches/Pants: Tag inside reads Bailey’s Incorporated Military Tailors

Men’s Vintage Jodhpurs Breeches/Pants

Excellent Collector Grade US WWI Army M1911 Felt Campaign/Drill Instructor Hat: One small sticker tag inside. See photos

Excellent Collector Grade US WWI Army M1911 Felt Campaign/Drill Instructor Hat

Lot of (2) WWI US Military Caps : One size 7-3/8 garrison cap by John B. Stetson with US disc and one size 7-1/8 marked I. Feinstein 1917 dated model 1907 Winter wool field cap. See photos

Lot of (2) WWI US Military Caps

Vintage WWI Stonebridge Folding Candle Lantern: Patented Nov. 29, 1906, June 9, 1908, CH Stonebridge Mfg. Co. NYC, made in USA

Vintage WWI Stonebridge Folding Candle Lantern

WWI Gas Mask & Mess Kit Grouping Named to John S. Hunter: See photos. WWI Garrison Cap, Gas Mask, Gas Mask Bag, Ticket, Personal Early WWI Mess Kit Named to John S. Hunter Grouping: Mess kit is stamped US/LUSA/Co/1918 on the bar. Inside includes fork marked

WWI Gas Mask & Mess Kit Grouping Named to John S. Hunter

Mission Marked WWII Bomb Pin : Attached tag marked Grafenwehr April 6, 1945. See photos

Mission Marked WWII Bomb Pin

Various WWI Newspapers and Booklet: See photos

Various WWI Newspapers and Booklet

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