William Rule collection

Identifier: irn84191
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84191

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by William Rule.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a tolerance gage and 2 aluminum bolts and nuts found in the tunnels at Nordhausen.

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1. United States (3)
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Tolerance gage found in a tunnel at Nordhausen by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn2928
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 5.120 inches (13.005 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Gage discovered by William Rule in a V-2 rocket tunnel in 1945 in the tunnels at Nordhausen. He was a member of the 238th Combat Engineers Division. The tool was located within the tool bins near the assembly lines.
Aluminum bolt found in a tunnel at Nordhausen by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn2929
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The bolt was discovered by William Rule in a V-2 rocket tunnel in 1945 in the tunnels at Nordhausen. He was a member of the 238th Combat Engineers Division.
Aluminum nut found in a tunnel at Nordhausen by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn2930
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The nut was discovered by William Rule in a V-2 rocket tunnel in 1945 in the tunnels at Nordhausen. He was a member of the 238th Combat Engineers Division.

William Rule collection

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Tolerance gage found in a tunnel at Nordhausen by a US soldier

Aluminum bolt found in a tunnel at Nordhausen by a US soldier

Aluminum nut found in a tunnel at Nordhausen by a US soldier