us-005578-irn523183-irn523386
type: RecordSet
archival history: The charm was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by William Beck.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Small silver pendant in the shape of a man, Adolf Hitler, in right profile hanging from a rope noose tied in a slipknot around his neck. His brow is furrowed, his open eyes bulge, his tongue sticks out under his toothbrush mustache, and his straight hair falls to the right. He wears a uniform with a swastika armband, crossbelt, and knee-high boots. A silver mark is engraved on the back. The circular hole formed by the noose loop acts as the bale for attaching the pendant to a chain or bracelet.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1943 February
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn523386
is or was included in: us-005578-irn523183
record resource extent: overall: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Small silver pendant depicting Hitler hanged purchased as a souvenir by William Beck, a United States soldier, in Tel Aviv, Palestine, in February 1943.
title: Sterling silver bracelet charm of Hitler hanged in a noose acquired by a US soldier