Tin spoon made by a concentration camp inmate
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
Creator(s)
- John Wachtel (Subject)
Archival History
The spoon was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Beverly Kagan Wachtel, the wife of John Wachtel.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Beverly Kagan Wachtel, in memory of John Wachtel
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
Small tin spoon made by Jan Wachtel while he was a prisoner in Auschwitz concentration camp.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Handmade tin spoon with a short, flat rectangular handle with a rounded tip and a wide, shallow, oval bowl. It is very worn and scratched overall.
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--Poland--Biography.
- Concentration camp inmates--Austria--Biography.
- Jewish ghettos--Poland--Krakow--Riga--Biography.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Krakow--Personal narratives.
- Death marches--Poland--Biography.
Genre
- Household Utensils
- Object