A Silver Nine Branch Menorah, Jacob Rosenzweig, London, 1924

the inscribed base and stem richly embossed above Hebrew and English inscriptions and the initials KP in monogram, the detachale upper section with eight branches and a smaller detachable branch all with baluster scones

Marks and overall condition good, some of the sconces are a little bent and one has become detached; a few small holes in the border of the base probably indicate that it was probably originally loaded
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The English inscription reads: 'This MENORAH was Presented in Everlasting Memory to the Manchester New Synagogue by Mr. and Mrs. K. Price. Kislev 5685 November 1924.' This is repeated in Hebrew.

A translation of the Hebrew inscription reads: 'Eternal Remembrance. This menorah is donated by Dov bar Kadosh Preiss and his wife, Freida, daughter of [Maashul] to the new synagogue and Beit HaMidrash in Manchester 1925'