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Six Small Torah Pointers – Central and Eastern Europe - Six small Torah pointers. Central and Eastern Europe: Czechoslovakia, Poland, Austro-Hungary, and Germany. [19th and 20th centuries]. Silver, cast, repoussé and engraved (some marked, see below). 1. Parcel-gilt Torah pointer, probably Germany or Austro-Hungary, 19th century. Marked with fineness mark ”13”. Decorated cuff, with remnants of a worn dedicatory inscription. 2. Small Torah pointer, likely Germany. Inscribed with the year 5587 [1827]. 3. Heavy, massive Torah pointer. Engraved dedication: “Donated by the brothers R. Nachman and R. Henoch Ferber / Engraved by the brothers Pash in memory of their father R. Baruch Aryeh…”. 4-5. Pair of Torah pointers, Czechoslovakia, [ca. 1930s]. Both marked with Czechoslovakian fineness marks, used after 1929. One inscribed: “Made by the gabbaim of the community”; the other inscribed: “R. Zvi Faries / R. Menashe Ungar / R. Michael Kreuss”. 6. Small Torah pointer, probably Austria, [ca. 1920s]. Marked with small fineness mark and maker’s mark. Length: 15-18 cm. Overall good condition. Minor cracks and worn inscriptions on some pointers.