Manicure scissors
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.620 inches (9.195 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 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 scissors were 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
Two long rectangular forms that flatten into blades at bottom and curve into rings at top; blades are slightly curved at ends; two forms are held together by metal screw; "C.D." enclosed by circle is engraved near screw.
People
- Reik, Helene.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Jewish ghettos--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severočeský kraj)
Genre
- Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Object