Cuticle pusher
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Archival History
The manicure tool was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Elizabeth Margosches the grandaughter of Helene Reik.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elizabeth Margosches
Scope and Content
The manicure tool was used by Helene Reik while she was in the ghetto in Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Cylindrical metal form that flattens and rounds to point at bottom and attaches to curved bone handle at top.
People
- Reik, Helene.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Jewish ghettos--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severočeský kraj)
Genre
- Object
- Personal Equipment and Supplies
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