RHS shoulder board

http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn50004-irn9722 an entity of type: RecordSet

The epaulets were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by John F. Bolton. 
irn9722 
RHS shoulder board 
overall: Height: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) 
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Shouod board with one rounded end, bottom portion is black felt covering a cardboard support, felt is sewn to upper portion which is coils of silver metallic thread, both bottom and top portions have a slot for a button, textile label is attached to the black felt with the stitched markings:"RZM [in circle] 40/38 SS [in double circle"; 3 attached script metal letters"RH" penetrate the coils. 

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