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Auction 13 · Lot 53
TIN CHARITY BOX. Jerusalem, ca. 1940.
- Estimate
- $300–$400
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Yellow rectangular box with coin slot on top, round cap on bottom for removing money. On front, depiction of proposed building within frame supported by pillars, with central Hebrew text: "Talmud Torah and Yeshiva of Kiryat Sefer, and Kitchen and Dormitory for Refugees, in the Holy City of Jerusalem." Sides bear Hebrew text regarding the foundation of the institution in memory of Rabbi Simeon Bar Yochai, with the approbation of "Torah Sages and The Righteous of the Generation." H: 115mm. Some wear.