Light brown bar of curd soap produced Nazi Germany
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Depth: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm)
Creator(s)
- Chr. Durr (Manufacturer)
Archival History
The soap bar was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by the Estate of Robert L. White.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Robert L. White
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
Light brown soap bar produced by the Chr. Durr Company of Bamberg, Germany, during the Nazi era, 1933-1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Unused, rectangular, grainy molded brown soap bar with a raised border, a central depression and German text embossed on both sides. There are nicks and chip remnants.
Genre
- Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Object