Civil War U.S. Army Medical Pannier
Civil War U.S. Army Medical Pannier - Inventory Number: MED 211
The Civil War brought on the task of designing a new kind of light-weight pannier box (or medicine chest) which was used to distribute medicines to doctors working in the field. The pannier was wooden, with iron banding to protect all the corners and edges. It was intended to be carried on Army transport and ambulance wagons and needed to be sturdy to withstand abuse. It contained 52 standard medicines all packaged in Japanned tin containers (hence unbreakable) and was sold at a cost of $100.00 per pannier.
This example is the rarer of the manufactures and was produced by Hance Griffith and Company of Philadelphia, PA. Established in 1855 by Edward H. Hance.
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