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Sign

Object | Accession Number: 2000.311.1
2000.311.1 front Sign Click to enlarge
Date
1945  (use)
Language
German
Classification
Information Forms
Category
Signs and signboards
Object Type
Hazard signs (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Nelson
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About This Object

Physical Description
Rectangular form with rounded corners; constructed of three separate pieces of plastic adhered together; engraved text against white background on recto; circular hole near each corner.
Dimensions
overall : 4.560 x 5.880 in. (11.582 x 14.935 cm.)
Materials
overall : plastic
Inscription
engraved on recto: "Vor der Zapfung [underlined]:/Belu [umlaut] ftungskappe abschrauben, nach/Bedarf Gas-oder Staubfilter einsetzen./ Nach der Zapfung [underlined]:/Belu [umlaut] ftungskappe dicht aufschrauben./Beha [umlaut] lter, Filter, Armaturen und Gewindestu [umlaut] cke stets sauber halten. [sentence underlined]

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The sign was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by John Nelson.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:08:58
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