| Place | Asia: Singapore, Changi |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART26455 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 36.2 x 46.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | brush and brown ink and wash with pen and blue ink, heightened with white on paper |
| Maker |
Griffin, Murray |
| Place made | Singapore: Changi |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Spinning thread from hemp twine, Changi
Description
Men from the 18th (British) Division Royal Army Ordnance Corps spinning thread from hemp twine with a machine designed and made in the Changi prisoner of war camp by Captain G U Hill and Regimental Sergeant Major C G Miller. The design is astonishingly intricate. The prisoners in Changi established a workshop within the camp to produce most items, such as shoes, artificial limbs, cooking equipment, needed by the men.