Melted Sewing Machine

1940

Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Early in the afternoon on 14 May 1940 the air-raid siren suddenly sounded. The people of Rotterdam rushed to take cover as German Heinkel bombers approached the city. Then all hell broke loose.

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Title: Melted Sewing Machine
Date: 1940
Location: Rotterdam
Physical Dimensions: h 26 cm x w 48 cm
Provenance: From the collection of Museum Rotterdam / The War and Resistance Museum Rotterdam
External Link: More information and (historical) photos, http://www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/100voorwerpen/voorwerp/gesmolten-naaimachine/
Provenance Link: http://www.museumrotterdam.nl, http://www.ovmrotterdam.nl

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