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Sterling silver bracelet charm of Hitler hanged in a noose acquired by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 2005.432.1
2005.432.1 front Sterling silver bracelet charm of Hitler hanged in a noose acquired by a US soldier Click to enlarge

Small silver pendant depicting Hitler hanged purchased as a souvenir by William Beck, a United States soldier, in Tel Aviv, Palestine, in February 1943.

Date
received:  1943 February
Geography
received: Tel Aviv (Israel)
Classification
Jewelry
Category
Bracelets
Object Type
Charms (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William Beck

About This Object

Physical Description
Small silver pendant in the shape of a man, Adolf Hitler, in right profile hanging from a rope noose tied in a slipknot around his neck. His brow is furrowed, his open eyes bulge, his tongue sticks out under his toothbrush mustache, and his straight hair falls to the right. He wears a uniform with a swastika armband, crossbelt, and knee-high boots. A silver mark is engraved on the back. The circular hole formed by the noose loop acts as the bale for attaching the pendant to a chain or bracelet.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
Materials
overall : sterling silver
Markings
back, silver mark, engraved : ST.925

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The charm was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by William Beck.

Rights and Restrictions

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

 
Record last modified: 2023-08-31 10:14:17
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Also in William Beck collection

The collection consists of an anti-Hitler pendant and a publication relating to the experiences of William Beck, while serving as a soldier in the United States Army during World War II.

Date: 1943-1945

Dachau

Document

Contains a publication entitled Dachau, published in 1945, with the following contents: I. Foreword, William W. Quinn -- II. Dachau, concentration camp / OSS Section, Seventh Army -- III. Dachau, concentration camp and town / PWB Section, Seventh Army -- IV. Dachau, concentration camp / CIC Detachment, Seventh Army

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