Bronze mortar and pestle, with serious fire damage by bombardment 1940, mortar pestle equipment bronze mortar, cast Cylindrical
Title

Bronze mortar and pestle, with serious fire damage by bombardment 1940, mortar pestle equipment bronze mortar, cast Cylindrical

Caption

Bronze mortar and pestle, with serious fire damage by bombardment 1940, mortar pestle equipment bronze mortar, cast Cylindrical upwardly widening body made of round base with ascending profile edges smooth wall with ribbed edge protruding in the middle. Garter on transition middle part and cantilever. On foot wall and canting around parallel lines. Pestle: stalk with end pear-shaped widening (distorted on the other side) bombardment war World War II grinding health care pharmacy municipal pharmacy urban pharmacy GGD GG and GD Rotterdam City Center Stadsdriehoek Hoogstraat Baan Schiedamsedijk Building for Public Health The municipality pharmacy in Rotterdam (1603-1993) was part of the GG and GD from 1938 until privatization (later GGD) of the municipality of Rotterdam. In 1940 the building of the municipality pharmacy on the Hoogstraat was destroyed during the bombing. Only several jacks have been saved from the rubble according to the sources. In 1941 new pharmacy was involved in the Building for Public Health on the Baan (and later on Schiedamsedijk). Around 1993, the institution was privatized

Date

1993

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT19B49_096

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

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