Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Nail scissors, four manicure tools with pouch used by donor's mother, Ingrid Neuhaus Kovary.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Vally Kovary
Physical Details
- Classification
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Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Object Type
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Manicuring--Equipment and supplies (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a-d metal and red bakelite manicure tools
e scissors
f black leather case - Dimensions
- a: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
b: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
c: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
d: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
e: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm)
f: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) - Materials
- a : metal, Bakelite
b : metal, Bakelite
c : metal, Bakelite
d : metal, Bakelite
e : metal
f : leather
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The manicure set was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Vally Kovary, the daughter of Ingrid Neuhaus Kovary.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-23 16:53:16
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn700072
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Sewing box with tray, various supplies including scissors, buttons, spools of thread, pins and needles.
