Stove from the Gurs internment camp
Archival History
The stove was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Emilie Boit.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Emilie Russier Boit
Scope and Content
Small portable cooking stove brought back from the Gurs internment camp by one of the refugee families. The rectangular metal stoves had a grill on top, a receptacle to make the fire in, a small drawer underneath for the ashes and a little chimney pipe.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Stove (a) and pipe (b); small; part missing.
Genre
- Tools and Equipment
- Object
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