military stretcher / Magazine Fort

Military stretcher. Dublin, early 20th century, used after the attack on the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park on the Monday of Easter Week, 1916. Stretcher made of wood, cotton and metal. Two wooden poles, rounded at ends to form handles. Linking the poles at each end is a lever-like hinge, iron, which allows for expansion and folding. Bolted to the levers and poles at each end are two metal handles for lifting. The canvas cloth is attached to the poles by means of metal staples.;