Wicker Crates
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Martin Weigen
Polish, 1928 - 2003
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Margareta Weigen
German, 1925 - 2010
Date1956
Mediumwicker, metal
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: (.1-.2 height x width x depth) 23 × 40 1/2 × 24in. (58.4 × 102.9 × 61cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Barbara Bergren
DescriptionTwo wicker crates or trunks used by Mieczyslaw, Margareta, and Sonia Barbara Wejgenszperg when they immigrated to the United States in 1956.
Object number2020.8.1-.2
MarkingsStamped or painted in black across the top, front, and back: "M. WEJGENSZPERG/ AKRON, OHIO/USA"NotesThe Wejgenszperg family sailed from Bremerhaven, Germany to New York on the USNS General W. C. Langfitt. Their original destination was Akron, Ohio, as they had a sponsor (Charles E. Schwartz) in Akron. Once they arrived in New York, the family was re-routed to Hartford, Connecticut, and the family decided to stay in Connecticut.They only carried the two wicker crates with them as they immigrated to the United States.
The family changed their names in 1963:
Mieczyslaw Wejgenszperg changed his name to Martin Weigen
Margareta Wejgenszperg changed her name to Margareta Weigen
Sonia Barbara Wejgenszperg changed her name to Barbara Weigen.
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