Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Slide rule with leather case, sent to donor's father Thomas Rehfisch (later Rey) by Thomas Rehfisch's mother in Germany. The slide rule was bought secondhand. Thomas Rehfisch immigrated to the UK from Germany in 1934.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Pamela Rey, Lilli Rey, and Toni Rey
Physical Details
- Classification
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Tools and Equipment
- Category
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Measuring instruments
- Object Type
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Slide-rule (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Slide rule with leather case
- Dimensions
- a: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
b: Height: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) - Materials
- a : wood, plastic, metal
b : leather
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Pamela Rey, daughter of Thomas Rehfisch.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:31:04
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn594842
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Also in Thomas Rehfisch collection
Letters sent to donor's father Thomas Rehfisch (later Rey) from family in Germany and friends. Thomas Rehfisch immigrated to the UK from Germany in 1934. Also included in the collection are a slide rule and a first aid booklet sent to him from his mother in Germany (the slide rule was secondhand), and educational certificates.
Thomas Rey papers
Document
The Thomas Rey papers primarily consist of letters he received in England from family members in Germany. Correspondents include his parents Lilli and Hans Rehfisch, his grandmothers Hedwig Rehfisch and Agnes Stadthagen, his aunts Käthe Wassertrudinger, Toni Salomon, and Hilde Stadthagen, and his friends Rolf Einzinger, Selma Wohl, and Gabi Sachs. Most of the correspondence is addressed from Berlin, but some of Lilli’s letters were sent from Neubabelsberg (Potsdam), some of Käthe’s letters were sent from Palestine, and some of Thomas’ friends wrote from elsewhere in Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The collection also includes a copy of the first aid booklet Erste Hilfe bei Erkrankungen und Unglücksfäallen mit Benützung von Dr. Dessauer's "Touring" Apotheke as well as University of London records documenting Thomas Rey’s education.
