Box base
William Cowan
Category
Childcare objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, metal, leather and cotton
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 206509
Summary
A box of Cowan's vaccination shields including a shield. The lid has a printed label showing a child wearing the shield while sleeping in bed. The vaccination shield is shaped to fit over a small child's arm. It consists of a ring with padded sides made from white kid leather. Attached to the sides of the ring are two pairs of white cotton tape ties. A wire mesh is fitted across the padded ring.
Provenance
Anonymous gift to the National Trust 1980-1999.
Makers and roles
William Cowan, inventor