Your shopping cart is empty!
« back
« back
German ersatz soap from the WW2 RIF 0049
Product Code: o277/4
Out of stock
German ersatz soap from the WW2 RIF 0049. There is a "legend" that this soap was made from human fat, which came from the abbreviation RIF on soap, which was deciphered as Reines Jüdisches Fett ("pure Jewish fat"). In reality, it meant Reichsstelle für Industrielle Fettversorgung (Imperial Office for the Supply of Industrial Fats). The numeric designation after the RIF abbreviation means the manufacturer's code. Often, some manufacturers used clay, which increased the weight of the bar of soap.
Description
German ersatz soap from the WW2 RIF 0049. There is a "legend" that this soap was made from human fat, which came from the abbreviation RIF on soap, which was deciphered as Reines Jüdisches Fett ("pure Jewish fat"). In reality, it meant Reichsstelle für Industrielle Fettversorgung (Imperial Office for the Supply of Industrial Fats). The numeric designation after the RIF abbreviation means the manufacturer's code. Often, some manufacturers used clay, which increased the weight of the bar of soap.
Payment & Delivery
