Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Shoe brush made by an underground resistance member, Michael Bochner, while hiding underground, circa 1941-1945, Poland.
- Date
-
creation:
approximately 1941-1945
- Geography
-
creation:
Poland
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Paul Bochner
- Contributor
-
Artisan:
Michael Bochner
Physical Details
- Classification
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Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Object Type
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Shoebrushes (lsch)
- Physical Description
- Horse hair shoe brush.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.370 inches (6.02 cm) | Width: 7.380 inches (18.745 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wood, horsehair, jute, dye
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The shoebrush was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Paul Bochner, the son of Michael Bochner.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-05-15 13:16:57
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8616
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