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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Wooden Doctors Bag
Debenham Antiques Ltd
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Debenham Antiques Ltd

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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Wooden Doctors Bag

1900 - 1920
Description

Early 20th century scandinavian wooden doctors bag circa 1920.

Good quality novelty item with practical uses.  made from molded beech wood ply and shaped like a doctors bag.

Original colour and patina. Turned handle with metal twisted brackets.  top secured with lock and a pair of metal latches.  hinged lid opens to plain interior.

Minor surface marks to woodwork, recently re-polished in our workshop.

Physical Dimensions
Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
49cm (19.29")
Depth
24cm (9.45")
Declaration

Debenham Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Wooden Doctor Bag to the 1920s.

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SA1132598
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EA3547
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Description
Early 20th century scandinavian wooden doctors bag circa 1920.

Good quality novelty item with practical uses.  made from molded beech wood ply and shaped like a doctors bag.

Original colour and patina. Turned handle with metal twisted brackets.  top secured with lock and a pair of metal latches.  hinged lid opens to plain interior.

Minor surface marks to woodwork, recently re-polished in our workshop.

Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
49cm (19.29")
Depth
24cm (9.45")
Date of Manufacture

Debenham Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Wooden Doctor Bag to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1132598
Dealers Internal Ref
EA3547
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2012

We are a leading antique furniture dealer in the UK with over 60 years of experience.

Dealer Profile

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Debenham Antiques Ltd Profile Page

Trade Associations

Debenham Antiques Ltd is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An early 20th-century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag featuring a curved timber body reinforced with iron rivets, a brass lock, and a turned wooden carry handle.
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Archive I An early 20th-century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag featuring a curved timber body reinforced with iron rivets, a brass lock, and a turned wooden carry handle.

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Wooden Doctors Bag

Archive II An early 20th-century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag featuring a curved timber body reinforced with iron rivets, a brass lock, and a turned wooden carry handle. View II
Archive III An early 20th-century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag featuring a curved timber body reinforced with iron rivets, a brass lock, and a turned wooden carry handle. View III
Archive IV An early 20th-century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag featuring a curved timber body reinforced with iron rivets, a brass lock, and a turned wooden carry handle. View IV
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Debenham Antiques Ltd

Debenham Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07715 006 415
Location
73 High Street
Debenham
Suffolk
IP14 6QS
United Kingdom
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Debenham Antiques Ltd
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An early 20th-century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag featuring a curved timber body reinforced with iron rivets, a brass lock, and a turned wooden carry handle.
EARLY 20TH CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN WOODEN DOCTORS BAG
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An early 20th-century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag featuring a curved timber body reinforced with iron rivets, a brass lock, and a turned wooden carry handle.
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In late 19th and early 20th-century Scandinavia, travelling physicians and healthcare practitioners often utilized timber cases shaped similarly to standard leather Gladstone bags. Crafted by local woodworkers, these boxes provided rigid, protective storage for medical instruments during travel across rural landscapes.

These medical containers were constructed from native European woods using bentwood or joinery techniques, reinforced with metal rivets, iron framing, and brass locking mechanisms. A turned wooden or forged metal handle was fixed to the top ridge for carrying.

Authentic examples display hand-fitted joinery, natural grain variations, hand-hammered rivets, and authentic age wear around the keyholes, handle, and base. The interior often retains original paper linings, dividers, or stamp markings from medical use.

This item functions as a tabletop accent or functional storage box on a sideboard, bookshelf, or desk. Its warm timber tones and industrial metal hardware integrate into rustic farmhouse, gentlemans library, or eclectic interior schemes.

Dust the surface regularly with a soft, dry cloth and apply a neutral beeswax polish annually to maintain the natural wood patina. Keep the piece away from direct sunlight, central heating radiators, and damp conditions to prevent timber shrinkage or metal oxidisation.
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