Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Geometry or drafting tools set in box, used by Hans Marcuse.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Melinda Marcuse
Physical Details
- Classification
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Tools and Equipment
- Category
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Measuring instruments
- Object Type
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Drafting equipment (aat)
- Physical Description
- a: protractor (or drafting triangle)
b: drawing compass
c: compass
d: metal tube
e: tool with "tweezers"
f: tool with pointed tip
g: box - Dimensions
- a: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
b: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.190 inches (0.483 cm)
c: Height: 4.880 inches (12.395 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
d: Height: 3.190 inches (8.103 cm) | Diameter: 0.130 inches (0.33 cm)
e: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
f: Height: 2.190 inches (5.563 cm) | Diameter: 0.130 inches (0.33 cm)
g: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) - Materials
- a : leather, wood, paper, cardboard, ink
b : leather, wood, paper, metal, graphite
c : metal
d : metal
e : metal
f : metal
g : wood, cloth, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The drafting kit was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Melinda Marcuse, the daughter of Hans Marcuse.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-06-06 12:20:58
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn710774
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Also in Hans Marcuse collection
The collection consists of etters, documents, a Hagadah, physics kit, tefillin, tzitzit (tallit katan), and bag documenting the experiences of Hans Marcuse and his family.
Hans Marcuse papers
Document
Contains letters and documents detailing the experiences of Hans Marcuse (donor's father) and his family.
Prayer book
Object
German and Hebrew language Hagadah published in Frankfurt am Main in 1918. The Hagadah belonged to Hans Marcuse.
