Img. ID: 32612
The oval Torah case consists of a body with a flat roof and bottom. The case is divided into two vertical halves adjusted to contain the Torah scroll, rolled on two staves. It is closed by a hook in the front and joined by two hinges at the back.
The wooden case is covered in its outer and inner faces with brown carton pieces, originally used as a box for mazzot (unleavened bread for Passover). It was delivered fromNew Jersey, as is still apparent from the English manufacturer's imprint stamped on its inner left side:
"[M]ade inUSA/ Manischewitz Co./ [?]Ti",Ohio–Jersey City,N.J./ Matzos."
And on the right side it reads:
"In honor of Passover"
Two aluminum bars are attached to the inner face, to enable the rolling of the scroll without tearing the parchment (see: Remarks). Hinges for hanging a Torah wrapper surround the upper edges of the case. Two metal plaques covering the holes for inserting the Torah scroll staves, are on the roof and the bottom of the case.