Top PageA-bomb ArtifactsFoot-operated Sewing Machine
ID Code | 1201-0015 |
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Artifact Name | Foot-operated Sewing Machine |
Donor | Sumiko Okada |
Receiving Date | 2006/05/24 |
Size (W×H×D) (mm) | 410×870×990 |
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) | 1700 |
Number | 1 |
Location | Hijiyama, Niho areas |
Description | Fuiko Okada (then, 40), the mother of the donor, was exposed to the atomic bomb in her own kitchen. Window glass fragments hurled by the blast pierced Fuiko's body. The roof was blown away, and the house partially collapsed. This sewing machine was in her house at the time of the bombing. |