Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The nut was discovered by William Rule in a V-2 rocket tunnel in 1945 in the tunnels at Nordhausen. He was a member of the 238th Combat Engineers Division.
- Date
-
found:
1945
- Geography
-
found:
Nordhausen (Concentration camp);
Nordhausen (Thuringia, Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William Rule
- Contributor
-
Subject:
William Rule
Physical Details
- Classification
-
Tools and Equipment
- Category
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Fasteners
- Object Type
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Bolts and nuts (lcsh)
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
- Materials
- overall : aluminum
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The nut was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by William Rule.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-01 09:42:31
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn2930
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Date: 1945
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Object
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