Lot 367
Charity Box – Or HaChaim Jewish Hospital – Istanbul, 1920s
Hopital National Israélite Or-Ahaïm [Or HaChaim National Jewish Hospital]. [Istanbul, 1920s].
Charity box for the Or HaChaim Jewish hospital in Istanbul, founded at the end of the 19th century and operating until this day (although it is now a public hospital, no longer owned by the Jewish community). The name of the hospital is printed Ladino and French on the rounded front panel of the box, with an illustration of a nurse taking care of a patient. A flat stick hangs from the side of the box (used for pushing banknotes into the box).
Key enclosed.
12.5X10X6 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Bends.
