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Apr 5, 2017
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LOT 187:
A Rare Charity Box of the Sha'are Zedek Hospital - "Beit Ha'Cholim Ha'Klali Li'Vnei Yisrael" [The General Hospital ...
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Sold for: $325
Start price:
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300
Auction house commission:
20%
VAT: On commission only
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A Rare Charity Box of the Sha'are Zedek Hospital - "Beit Ha'Cholim Ha'Klali Li'Vnei Yisrael" [The General Hospital for the People of Israel] - Jerusalem, Palestine, the 1920's-1930's
Charity box for collecting donations for the "Sha'are Zedek" hospital. Jerusalem, the 1920's or 1930's.
Sheet metal colored red and white.
Manufacturer: Alfred Salzmann.
On the front: "Biet Ha'Cholim Ha'Klali Li'Vnei Yisrael Sha'are Zedek Be'ir Ha'Kodesh Yerushalayim… / Shaare Zedek Hospital Jerusalem" and illustration of a nurse caring for a patient.
On the back: the name of the manufacturer (Alfred Salzmann) and "Totzeret Eretz Yisrael / Made in Erez Israel (Palestine).
A hook for hanging. Chains in the slit for inserting the coins.
Without its key.
12x10x4.5 cm.
Slight flaws.
