Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Carved by Pieter Kaufmann while he was in a prisoner of war camp. He was a Viennese Jew who joined the British army at the beginning of the war. While stationed in Greece he was captured by the Germans.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rachel Intrator
- Contributor
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Artisan:
Pieter Kaufmann
Physical Details
- 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
- Black and wood-colored cigarette case opens to hold three rows of cigarettes.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 13.740 inches (34.9 cm) | Width: 4.760 inches (12.09 cm) | Depth: 6.730 inches (17.094 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wood, paint, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The oject was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Rachel Intrator.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:20
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn2931
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