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ID Code 3502-0032
Artifact Name Pocket Watch
Donor
Receiving Date 1999/08/05
Size (W×H×D) (mm) 50×40×5
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 1350
Number 1
Location Moto-machi, Hakushima areas
Description Chinobu’s father Seiichi Nishimoto (then 43) was presented with a watch by the Showa Emperor. His mother, Kameyo, had this watch at her home in Hiroshima where she was killed by the atomic bomb. Eldest son Chinobu (then 15) found it in the burned ruins of the family home.

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