Buchenwald crematorium ash can lid

Object | Accession Number: 1993.157.5

Date: 1945 May (found)
Geography: found : Buchenwald (Concentration camp); Weimar (Thuringia, Germany)
Language: German
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Category: Fasteners
Object Type: Caps and closures (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Samuel Kaufman

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Physical Description: Round lid imprinted with label "Krematorium Buchenwald"; above three blank lines, each line preceded with a religious symbol (first symbol: five pointed star, second symbol: unidentifiable, third symbol: cross).
Dimensions: 4.370 x 0.240 in. (11.1 x 0.61 cm.)
Materials: overall : metal
Contributor: Subject: Samuel Kaufman
Biography: Samuel Kaufman was a member of the US 76th Infantry Division.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The ash can lid was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Samuel Kaufman.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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The collection consists of 5 lids from cans used to house ashes of cremated victims from Buchenwald.

Buchenwald crematorium ash can lid

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Lid from tin can used to house ashes of cremated victims. Samuel Kaufman obtained the lids while serving with the US 76th Infantry Division. He was present at Buchenwald after the liberation of the camp.