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This Singer factory is still standing in Huambo...

The singer sewing machine is thought of as a uniquely western machine, but here’s a run-down and empty factory in Huambo, which was once known as Nova Lisboa during Portuguese colonial times.

It’s not clear when this building was manufacturing Swinger machines, but after a decades-long battle for independence that lasted from 1975 - to 2002, the entire countryside was destroyed.

Now, this building simply sits in the dust and falls apart, waiting to be rebuilt by human hands. The bones of this building are still good, but it’s likely that this building will never again be brought back to its original luster.