Cigarette case engraved with Camp Buchenwald
Overview
- Date
-
found:
1945 April 11
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Cissie Bevilacqua
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Classification
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Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Smoking paraphernalia
- Object Type
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Cigarette cases (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Two rectangular metal plates hinged together and held closed with metal clasp; exterior, embossed lattice design with "BR" enclosed in square design on recto at upper left corner; interior, covered in gold paint with textile band to hold cigarettes attached to left plate and "Camp Buchenwald/11.4.1945" engraved at center on right plate.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, paint, cloth
- Inscription
- exterior plate, upper left corner, embossed : BR
interior plate, engraved : Camp Buchenwald / 11.4.1945
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The cigarette case was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001 by Cissie Bevilacqua.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:05
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn14129
