Invention: Bandage Winder

Cream painted bandage winder with a wooden pine frame construction in two separate pieces. There is a nickel plated plaque pinned to the central cross bar, with an inscription which reads "H BOTH/ Adelaide/ Pat No. 115097". The bandage winder is adjustable for the width of the bandage and incorporates a spring loaded flattening device for the bandage. The path that the bandage should take through the winder has been marked with arrows in red paint. Through the base of the winder there is a central mounting hole; a handle is fitted on either side of the frame to facilitate the winding of the bandage. The handle is removeable to allow the wound bandage to be withdrawn after winding. There is a wool felt bandage an inch wide wound onto the machine. The purpose of the separate piece to the winder is unclear - it is not referenced in the original patent drawings. However, it might have been a gauge fitted onto the winding machine to allow repetitive setting of the width of the bandage.

This device was used for allowing bandages to be wound and tensioned in a hygenic, uniform and quick manner. Invented by Howard Both, of spalding SA, and accepted as a patent on 1 May 1942.