Plated brass syringe sterilizer used in a concentration camp
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
b: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
Creator(s)
- Alexander Stankiewicz (Subject)
- DREI-PFEIL-MARKE ()
Biographical History
Alexander Stankiewicz, a Roman Catholic, was born on November 16, 1903, in Kamienskoje (or Kaminsk) Poland (or Russia). He was of Polish nationality and lived with his mother, Stanislawa Raczowska. He was barber and hairdresser. In 1941, he lived in Wloclawek, Poland, called Leslau by the occupying Germans. He was arrested February 16 for membership in a Polish political and literary organization, Kujawski Zwiazek Polityczno Literacki Zew. He was sentenced to prison and sent to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. His prisoner number was 24993. On March 11, 1943, he was transferred to a work detail in a nearby subcamp in Linz. After the war, he returned to Poland.
Archival History
The box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Jan Niebrzydowski.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jan Niebrzydowski
Scope and Content
Plated brass syringe and needle sterilization container used by Alexander Stankiewicz while an inmate at Mauthausen concentration camp where he worked as a barber. Stankiewicz was a Roman Catholic Pole, living in Wloclawek, (Leslau) Poland, who was arrested in 1941 by the occupying Germans for his membership in a Polish political and literary organization. At Mauthausen, his prisoner number was 24993. After the war ended in 1945, he returned to Poland.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a. Rectangular, silver-colored brass box base, plated with chrome or nickel, with rounded corners. b. Shallow, rectangular, silver-colored brass lid, plated with chrome or nickel, that slides over the rim of the base (a.) The trademark is engraved on the top exterior.
b. top, trademark, engraved : ORIGINAL RECORD / DREI-PFEIL MARKE [D-F seal between original / record]
Subjects
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Polish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives, Polish.
- Concentration camp inmates--Austria.
- Political prisoners--Poland--Biography.
Genre
- Tools and Equipment
- Object