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Circumcision Tools

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Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver, mother-of-pearl, steel
Fonds No.
SH-01; 390
Date
[ca. 1850]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver, mother-of-pearl, steel
Date
[ca. 1850]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
390
Physical Condition
Very good
Notes
This complete set includes pearl-handle knife, scissors and holder in original case lined with velvet. Initials "W.S." on cover. Presented by Mr. Ollendorff to Mr. Wolf Sternberg of Montreal. Permanent loan by Edward A. Schretter, Nyack, New York, great-grandson of Mr. Wolf Sternberg. Probably the oldest circumcision set in Canada.
Places
Germany (probable origin)
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
Images
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