Spoon with hinged handle
Object numberM2025/007:005
TitleSpoon with hinged handle
DescriptionSpoon with hinged textured handle used during World War II, possibly repurposed from a penknife. This spoon upon donation included possible links to Auschwitz concentration camp or Chelmno.
Production periodWorld War II (1939-1945)
Subjectcamp conditions, food and eating, concentration camp experiences, Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
Object namespoons
Materialmetal
Dimensions
- height: 157.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum collection, donated by the Kleinlehrer family in memory of Aron and Helen Kleinlehrer. In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.