Crematorium tag

Identifier

irn2830

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1990.178.1

Level of Description

Item

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn2830

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Diameter: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)

Archival History

The crematorium tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Neal Klenke.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Neal Klenke

Scope and Content

Consists of one cylindrical clay disc of the type which were attached to deceased prisoners' bodies during cremation to easily identify the ashes. Though the original origins of this disc, numbered 9205, are unknown, such discs were used at Theresienstadt, Sachsenhausen, Majdanek, and similar discs were also discovered at Belzec.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Circular, gray-white, clay tag with a coarse surface. It has an oblong recess in the center with an imprinted number, and a hole near the top. Back has a blank, oblong recess.

Genre

Object
Identifying Artifacts

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.