14 september 2011

Fire in Hammond typewriter shop, 1925


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7 December 1925, fire at Hammond typewriter shop, Rokin 38, Amsterdam, click on this text to enlarge

Article about the big fire, the day after



It seems a pity to throw such a typewriter through a shop window, but well, it saved his life!

3 opmerkingen:

Rob Bowker zei

Great video and story. Which objects would we rescue first from a fire?

Richard P zei

Very nice demonstration of how the machine works on the video.

Ton S. zei

Deze video is heel interessant, proficiat dus.
And thanks for the historical piece on the 1925 fire in Amsterdam.