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Pencil

Object | Accession Number: 2002.436.8

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    Pencil

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    The pencil was used by Helene Reik while she was in the ghetto in Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust.
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elizabeth Margosches

    Physical Details

    Object Type
    Pencils (lcsh)
    Physical Description
    Six-sided cylindrical form constructed of wood with graphite interior and yellow painted exterior; engraved on one side is "1183 07 CH illegible TH No 2."
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm) | Width: 0.310 inches (0.787 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
    Materials
    overall : wood, graphite, paint

    Rights & Restrictions

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

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Reik, Helene.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The pencil was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Elizabeth Margosches the grandaughter of Helene Reik.
    Record last modified:
    2023-05-25 10:31:11
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