Shoemaker's tool of the type used in Lodz Ghetto
- Date
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approximately 1900-1925
- Geography
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use:
Litzmannstadt-Getto (Łódź, Poland);
Lodz (Poland)
- Classification
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Tools and Equipment
- Category
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Hand tools
- Object Type
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Hammers (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
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Record last modified: 2019-02-06 14:51:02
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The collection consists of artifacts that were used in the ghetto in Lodz, Poland, then named Litzmannstadt by the occupying Germans, during the Holocaust.
Pfaff treadle sewing machine table of the type used in Lodz Ghetto
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Pfaff treadle sewing machine tables like this were used by Jewish forced laborers in Lodz Ghetto in German occupied Poland from May 1940 to summer 1944. This mass produced machine was very durable and affordable. Lodz was occupied by Germany a week after the September 1939 invasion of Poland. It was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Jewish population, about 160,000 people, was confined to a small sealed off ghetto. All residents had to work and many were forced laborers in ghetto factories. Eventually, nearly 100 factories were in operation. The major ones produced textiles, including uniforms for the German Army. Due to the severe overcrowding and scarce food, disease and starvation were common. The Judenrat [Jewish Council] administered the ghetto for the Germans. Judenrat chairman Mordechai Rumkowski thought hard work and high outputs would preserve the ghetto. But in January 1942, mass deportations to Chelmno killing center began; half the residents were murdered by the end of the year. In summer 1944, Lodz, the last ghetto in Poland, was destroyed and the remaining Jews were sent to Chelmno and Auschwitz-Birkenau killing centers.
Singer treadle sewing machine of the type used by a cobbler in Lodz Ghetto
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Cobbler's style treadle sewing machine and tables like this Singer style model were used by Jewish forced laborers in Lodz Ghetto in German occupied Poland from May 1940 to summer 1944. This mass produced machine was very durable and affordable. Lodz was occupied by Germany a week after the September 1939 invasion of Poland. It was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Jewish population, about 160,000 people, was confined to a small sealed off ghetto. All residents had to work and many were forced laborers in ghetto factories. Eventually, nearly 100 factories were in operation. The major ones produced textiles, including uniforms for the German Army. Due to the severe overcrowding and scarce food, disease and starvation were common. The Judenrat [Jewish Council] administered the ghetto for the Germans. Judenrat chairman Mordechai Rumkowski thought hard work and high outputs would preserve the ghetto. But in January 1942, mass deportations to Chelmno killing center began; half the residents were murdered by the end of the year. In summer 1944, Lodz, the last ghetto in Poland, was destroyed and the remaining Jews were sent to Chelmno and Auschwitz-Birkenau killing centers.
Shoemaker's tool of the type used in Lodz Ghetto
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Shoemaker's tool from the Lodz ghetto probably used to form a cushion under high heels.
Shoemaker's anvil of the type used in Lodz Ghetto
Object
Cobbler's cast iron anvil with a base that supports a shoe form for repairing shoes. The base could be attached to a bench and the cobbler usually had removable shoe forms of different sizes to hold the shoe in place while it was being repaired.
Left foot shoe pattern
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