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Straight razor with yellow plastic handle

Object | Accession Number: 2017.263.3
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Straight razor, one of several, used by Sam Gasson.

Classification
Personal Equipment and Supplies
Category
Grooming and hygiene equipment and supplies
Object Type
Razors (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Howard Nash

About This Object

Physical Description
Straight edge razor that folds into a yellow plastic handle with metalwork embellishments. Dimensions are of razor blade closed inside handle.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
Materials
overall : metal, plastic
Inscription
On razor: "J.A. Henckels. Twin Works Solingen Germany" on on side; "Twins" on the other.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The razor was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Howard Nash, the nephew of Sam Gasson.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:26:11
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Sam Gasson papers

Document

Contains a "Spinnstoffkarte für Polen (Mannerkarte)" issued to "Josef Liess," a false identity used by Sam Gasson (donor's uncle), 1943-1944, in German. Also includes a vaccination certificate ("Impfschein") issued to "Gerszonowitz Sloma" [Sam Gasson's birth name] in Salzburg DP Camp, dated November 16, 1948, in German.

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