3,000,000 Volts! On Sleeve As 3000,000 Volts 1931

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Full titles read: "3,000,000 Volts! Once upon a time a million volts was looked upon with awe - Then 2,000,000 became the aim. Here's the latest 3,000,000 volts of --------!" (timecode obscures title.)

United States of America.

C/U of a man in glasses as he says the demonstration we...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37096
Sort Number:
PT 091
Time in/Out:
01:34:50:00 / 01:35:41:00
Canister:
PT 091
Film ID:
1044.17
Issue Date:
21/12/1931

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • The two missing words noted as being obscured by the timecode are "leashed lightning".

    jamied 8th Oct 2012
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