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What is a doctor's medical bag called?
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A doctor’s medical bag is known as a Gladstone bag. J. G. Beard of Westminster, England, designed the first Gladstone bag during the mid-19th century. He named the bag after British Prime Minister William Gladstone, whom Beard deeply admired. Find a variety of Gladstone bags on 1stDibs.
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