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Binoculars

Object | Accession Number: 1991.185.1
1991.185.1 front Binoculars Click to enlarge

The binoculars were assembled from loose parts found in a section of Buchenwald where prisoners rebuilt binoculars. William E. Lifson entered the camp a few weeks after liberation and was instructed in the assembly of the binoculars by liberated prisoners. Assembled by William Lifson, May 1945, Buchenwald concentration camp.

Date
manufacture:  1945 May
Geography
manufacture: Buchenwald (Concentration camp); Weimar (Thuringia, Germany)
Classification
Personal Equipment and Supplies
Category
Optical equipment and supplies
Object Type
Binoculars (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William Lifson

About This Object

Physical Description
10 x 50 night glasses with the brand name, "Carl Zeiss, Jena."
Dimensions
overall: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 7.120 inches (18.085 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
Materials
overall : metal, plastic, glass, paint
Contributor
Subject: William E. Lifson

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The binoculars were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by William Lifson.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 17:51:16
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