Nutting Posted 3 July , 2019 Share Posted 3 July , 2019 Is this a military stretcher? Boer War vintage?? Photographed in a small town South African museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 4 July , 2019 Share Posted 4 July , 2019 My initial thoughts were that it looked heavy, impractical and ungainly. So bang on for an army stretcher. However, a google search for Boer War Stretcher throws up images of bearers using "Traditional" stretchers -Two poles with green canvas stretched between them. I think this looks more like a scratcher - or a camp bed. Its wheeled too. An early hospital bed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainfleet Posted 4 July , 2019 Share Posted 4 July , 2019 It certainly isn't a Boer War stretcher. My guess is it's a much later ambulance stretcher with wheels to slide it into or out of the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRANVILLE Posted 5 July , 2019 Share Posted 5 July , 2019 If you take a look at this film on Youtube you will find that the stretcher is what is known as a Gurney stretcher and these were used in WW1 on board ships. I've seem similar references to this being the case elsewhere. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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