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Typewriter with case

Object | Accession Number: 2014.359.2 a-b
2014.359.2 a front Typewriter with case Click to enlarge 2014.359.2 a-b front Typewriter with case Click to enlarge

German typewriter with case brought with Leon and Olga Thau when they emigrated from Germany to the United States with their young sons, Felix and Benjamin.

Geography
received: Germany
Classification
Office Equipment and Supplies
Category
Writing materials
Object Type
Typewriters (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Felix Thau

About This Object

Physical Description
Typewriter with case
Dimensions
overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm)

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The typewriter and case were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Judge Felix Thau, the son of Leon and Olga Thau.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 17:55:06
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn90834

Also in This Collection

Thau family papers

Document

Consists of family photographs, post-war documents, and written testimony related to the Holocaust and post-war experiences of the family of Leon and Olga Thau. Includes pre-war family photographs; documents regarding the birth of two of their sons, Felix and Benjamin, in Germany; and the family's emigration and naturalization in the United States. Also includes testimony written by Felix Thau about his mother's passing in 2004 and a collection of poems entitled "Holocaust Reverberations."

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