Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Plastic protractor brought home by a soldier who was serving with the US military during WWII. It has a wooden handle and a Reichsadler, an eagle holding swastika in its claws.
- Date
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found:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Laura B. Sachs
- Markings
- Dennert & Pape
- Contributor
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Manufacturer:
Dennert & Pape
Physical Details
- Classification
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Tools and Equipment
- Category
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Measuring instruments
- Object Type
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Protractors (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Plastic protractor with a wooden handle and the Nazi emblem of a Reichadler, an eagle with outstretched wings, holding a swastika in its talons.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Width: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Materials
- : plastic
: wood
: metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The protractor was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Laura B. Sachs.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-13 16:10:40
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47906
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