Isidor Muschel collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn519158
• English
• 1911-1938
• a: Height: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Depth: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm) b: Height: 26.750 inches (67.945 cm) | Width: 35.750 inches (90.805 cm) | Depth: 19.875 inches (50.483 cm) c: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.747 cm) | Depth: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Rittershausen furrier’s sewing machine and table brought with master furrier Isidor Muschel, his wife, Ida, and their daughter, Dorit, when they left Vienna, Austria, for the United States in 1938. This durable sewing machine was designed to join several heavy animal pelts into a garment using thick, treated thread and a heavy duty, horizontal needle. On March 13, 1938, Germany annexed Austria. New legislation was created that quickly restricted Jewish life. Not long after, Isidor was publically humiliated in the street and later, he was arrested and taken to the train station where he esca...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn562194
• English
• overall: Height: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Wooden stretching block with embedded fur scraper brought with Isidor Muschel, his wife, Ida, and their daughter, Dorit, when they left Vienna, Austria, for the United States in 1938. Isidor, a master furrier, used this tool to stretch, shape, and prepare sections of animal fur for use in handcrafted garments. On March 13, 1938, Germany annexed Austria. New legislation was created that quickly restricted Jewish life. Not long after, Isidor was publically humiliated in the street and later, he was arrested and taken to the train station where he escaped before he was deported. Ida’s mother, ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn562195
• English
• overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Angled, Schulder and Sons fur knife brought with Isidor Muschel, his wife, Ida, and their daughter, Dorit, when they left Vienna, Austria, for the United States in 1938. Isidor, a master furrier, used this tool with replaceable blade to cut sections of tough animal fur and hide for use in handcrafted garments. On March 13, 1938, Germany annexed Austria. New legislation was created that quickly restricted Jewish life. Not long after, Isidor was publically humiliated in the street and later, he was arrested and taken to the train station where he escaped before he was deported. Ida’s mother, ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn562196
• English
• overall: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Cardboard cutting template brought with Isidor Muschel, his wife, Ida, and their daughter, Dorit, when they left Vienna, Austria, for the United States in 1938. Isidor, a master furrier, used this peaked template to shape sections of animal fur for use in handcrafted garments. On March 13, 1938, Germany annexed Austria. New legislation was created that quickly restricted Jewish life. Not long after, Isidor was publically humiliated in the street and later, he was arrested and taken to the train station where he escaped before he was deported. Ida’s mother, Rosa Rubel, helped Isidor, Ida, an...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn562197
• English
• overall: Height: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Cardboard cutting template brought with Isidor Muschel, his wife, Ida, and their daughter, Dorit, when they left Vienna, Austria, for the United States in 1938. Isidor, a master furrier, used this peaked template to shape sections of animal fur for use in handcrafted garments. On March 13, 1938, Germany annexed Austria. New legislation was created that quickly restricted Jewish life. Not long after, Isidor was publically humiliated in the street and later, he was arrested and taken to the train station where he escaped before he was deported. Ida’s mother, Rosa Rubel, helped Isidor, Ida, an...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn562198
• English
• overall: Height: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Cardboard cutting template brought with Isidor Muschel, his wife, Ida, and their daughter, Dorit, when they left Vienna, Austria, for the United States in 1938. Isidor, a master furrier, used this rectangular template to shape sections of animal fur for use in handcrafted garments. On March 13, 1938, Germany annexed Austria. New legislation was created that quickly restricted Jewish life. Not long after, Isidor was publically humiliated in the street and later, he was arrested and taken to the train station where he escaped before he was deported. Ida’s mother, Rosa Rubel, helped Isidor, Id...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn562199
• English
• a: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) b: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Depth: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) c: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) d: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) e: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) f: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) g: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) h: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) i: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

A set of 7 metric, silver and brass colored metal apothecary weights in a fitted wooden box brought with master furrier Isidor Muschel, his wife, Ida, and their daughter, Dorit, when they left Vienna, Austria, for the United States in 1938. The weights were used to measure small quantities of bulk goods on a balance scale. On March 13, 1938, Germany annexed Austria. New legislation was created that quickly restricted Jewish life. Not long after, Isidor was publically humiliated in the street and later, he was arrested and taken to the train station where he escaped before he was deported. I...