Auction 80 Part 1
Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
By Kedem
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Jun 29, 2021
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LOT 315:
Charity Box – For Poor Tuberculosis Patients in the Resort Town of Rožnau – Vienna, First Decades of the 20th Century
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Charity Box – For Poor Tuberculosis Patients in the Resort Town of Rožnau – Vienna, First Decades of the 20th Century
A charity box for poor Tuberculosis patients. [Vienna, first decades of the 20th century].
A cylindrical red metal box. Printed on its side: "Für arme Brustleidende in Rožnau" (for poor Tuberculosis patients in Rožnau).
Rožnau (Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, the Czech Republic; until 1918 part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) was a center of attraction for patients suffering from lung diseases due to its medicinal springs and pleasant climate. This charity box was presumably meant to assist in raising funds for poor patients from Vienna, to allow them to travel to Rožnau.
In a book dedicated to the Jewish community of Vienna, "Das Dreieck meiner Kindheit, Eine jüdische Vorstadtgemeinde" (Vienna, 2008), the writer notes that during the renovation of the building of the Jewish community of Vienna, boxes bearing the same inscription were found in its basement.
Diameter: 8 cm. Height: approx. 13 cm. Good condition. Blemishes. Chipped paint. Dents.
