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Shoe tree

Object | Accession Number: 1997.73.1.1
1997.73.1.1 front Shoe tree Click to enlarge

Shoe tree used before and after the Holocaust by husband of donor, Jonah Frajman [John Frayman]. Worn before the Holocaust, lost and retrieved them after Liberation.

Classification
Personal Equipment and Supplies
Category
Grooming and hygiene equipment and supplies
Object Type
Shoe trees (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Arlene Frayman. In Memory of Jonah (Jon) Frajman

About This Object

Physical Description
Spring-action shoe tree found inside of 1997.73.1a.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
Materials
overall : wood, metal

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The shoe tree was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by Arlene Frayman, the wife of John Frayman.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:26:08
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn12548

Also in John Frayman collection

The collection consists of a pair of boots worn by Jonah Frajman (donor's husband) in Zelow, Poland, and a shoe tree used by Jonah Frajman.

Boots

Boots

Object

Boots worn by Jewish man during the Holocaust.

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