Hand stamp with an image of a German Jewish businessman's confiscated factory

Identifier
irn608087
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.164.2
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Leo Vogel was a Jewish businessman and an owner of the Vogel and Schnumann textile factory complex in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1933, the Nazi dictatorship took power in Germany. The regime persecuted the Jewish population and, through boycotts, confiscations, and forced Aryanization, took over and shut down Jewish owned enterprises. Vogel's factory was confiscated in the 1930s.

Archival History

The wood block stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Marlies Levenger, the daughter of Leo Vogel.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marlies Levenger

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Business hand stamp used prewar by Leo Vogel at his factory in Karslruhe, Germany. It depicts the Vogel and Schnumann textile factory complex. In 1933, the Nazi dictatorship took power in Germany. Through boycotts, confiscations, and forced Aryanization, the regime took over and shut down Jewish owned enterprises. Vogel's factory was confiscated in the 1930s.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular, silver colored metal stamp die nailed to a light brown, unfinished, rectangular, wooden block mount. The die is etched with a relief image of a factory complex of several large buildings with smokestacks. The die is stained and remnants of brown paper are adhered to the mount bottom.

side edge, handwritten, black ink : 11/15 - [96?] M

Subjects

Genre

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