Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Painted wood souvenir letter opener given to Lavan Robinson. One side is engraved, "Souvenir from your boys" and the other is engraved, "Post Theatre Dachau 1946. The handle of the letter opener is a four-leaf clover.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Lavan Robinson
Physical Details
- Classification
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Office Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Stationery
- Object Type
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Letter openers (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Painted wood souvenir letter opener given to Lavan Robinson. One side is engraved, "Souvenir from your boys" and the other is engraved, "Post Theatre Dachau 1946. The handle of the letter opener is a four-leaf clover.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, wood, paint
- Inscription
- see physical description
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The letter opener was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Sarah Riggle for the Estate of Lavan Robinson.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-10-03 12:16:39
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