This photograph shows a wooden window with padlock, typically found in godowns. The fully opened shutters reveal vertical iron bars with a single horizontal bar across the centre to deter theft of goods. A window latch on the inside provides added security. Physical dimensions of original: 35 mm. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.

Credit Line

From the Kouo Shang-Wei Collection 郭尚慰珍藏. All rights reserved, Family of Kouo Shang-Wei and National Library Board Singapore 2007

Subjects

• Architecture and Landscape
• Wooden windows--Singapore--Photographs
• Arts>>Architecture