A Novel Railway 1933

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"It's a model Clockwork Railway, perfect in scale and detail. Here's the terminus, complete with platforms, sidings, signals, etc." M/S of man tending to his model railway - outside in a garden. High angle shot of railway showing tracks and trains. One of the trains moves off. Various shots of the railway...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17595
Sort Number:
EP 257
Time in/Out:
01:46:26:00 / 01:48:29:00
Canister:
EP 257
Film ID:
974.22
Issue Date:
16/03/1933

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