Circumcision knife
Circumcision knife

Circumcision knife

Not on view
Datec. 1940
Mediumstainless steel, case: cardboard covered with tape, lined with satin and velvet
Dimensionsknife: 5 11/16 x 9/16 in.; case: 7 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.
ClassificationsJudaica
Credit LineGift of Solomon Chasin
Object number1372.91ab
Object DescriptionCircumcision knife, solid steel, double sided blade. Acquired and used by Shlomo Chazanovitch (later Solomon Chasin) in the United States. On handle: Mogen stainless. Hard case with black material covering outside, purple fabric inside.
Collections
  • Judaica
Keywords
  • Ritual
  • Circumcision
NotesDonor, born Shlomo Chazanovitch in 1899 or 1900, immigrated to the USA from Poland in 1924. He was a cantor, shochet and mohel, now retired. Mohel knife was acquired and used by donor in the USA.

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