Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The spoon was made of coins to be used instead of currency in the Netherlands during World War II. There is a coin on each end of a twisted metal handle
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bety Willdorff
Physical Details
- Classification
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Household Utensils
- Category
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Flatware
- Object Type
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Spoons (lcsh)
- Materials
- overall : metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Netherlands.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The spoon was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Betty Willdorff, the daughter of Ruth Willdorff.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-01 09:04:48
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn511758
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The collection consists of two spoons made of coins. There is a coin on each end with a twisted metal handle. The spoons were made of coins to be used instead of currency in the Netherlands during World War II.
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The spoon was made of coins to be used instead of currency in the Netherlands during World War II. There is a coin on each end of a twisted metal handle
