Robinson and Sons Gamgee Tissue Pneumonia Jacket, 1940-1953

Cardboard box, unopened, enclosing a Robinson and Sons Gamgee Tissue Pneumonia Jacket. The box reads ‘Completely covers the Chest and Lungs. An excellent protector for the Chest and Lungs. Invaluable in cases of Pneumonia, Bronchitis, etc’.

Gamgee Tissue is thick layer of absorbent cotton wool between two layers of absorbent gauze. Its use in the form of a jacket intended to regulate the body temperature of patients with pneumonia.