Commemorative ashtray used during the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg

Identifier
irn516735
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.705.4
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Depth: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)

Archival History

The ashtray was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by the Estate of Robert L. White.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Robert L. White

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

Souvenir ashtray printed with International Military Tribunal available during the war crimes trials held in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945-46. After the end of the war and the defeat of Nazi Germany on May 7, 1945, Allied occupation authorities convened an International Military Tribunal to seek justice for crimes against humanity, evidenced by the Holocaust, perpetrated by Nazi Germany. The best known trial of major German officials began in October 1945, when the IMT formally indicted the Nuremberg defendants on four counts: crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit these crimes; the verdicts were delivered on October 1, 1946.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Heavy, circular metal ashtray with a tarnished silver colored extended rim and a black painted exterior with a central well for ash deposit with a raised flat cone shaped center to support cigarettes. The rim has 3 shallow depressions to hold cigarettes. The interior has red paint remnants and is tarnished and covered with ash residue. There is English text and a green shield with a red 1 painted around the base exterior.

exterior, front, gold paint, last line outlined in red : International Military Tribunal / 19 Nürnberg 45

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