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Ashtray

Object | Accession Number: 1993.79.1
1993.79.1 front. Ashtray Click to enlarge

Given to Sanford Holover by a non-Jewish person who claimed that it was given to him by a German. The ashtray is assumed to be created by an inmate of a concentration camp.

Classification
Personal Equipment and Supplies
Category
Smoking paraphernalia
Object Type
Ashtrays (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sanford Holover

About This Object

Physical Description
Formed in the shape of a hat with a Jewish star soldered to brim.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
Materials
overall : copper, bronze
Contributor
Subject: Sanford Holover

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The ashtray was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Sanford Holover.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:46:57
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