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Cigarette case engraved with Camp Buchenwald

Object | Accession Number: 2001.236.1
2001.236.1 front Cigarette case engraved with Camp Buchenwald Click to enlarge 2001.236.1 back Cigarette case engraved with Camp Buchenwald Click to enlarge 2001.236.1 open Cigarette case engraved with Camp Buchenwald Click to enlarge
Date
found:  1945 April 11
Language
English
Classification
Personal Equipment and Supplies
Category
Smoking paraphernalia
Object Type
Cigarette cases (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Cissie Bevilacqua

About This Object

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

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The cigarette case was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001 by Cissie Bevilacqua.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-05 20:58:38
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