Airs And Graces 1936

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Item title reads - Airs and Graces.

Yeovil, Somerset.

L/S's of rolling countryside, M/S as three men carry part of the small glider 'Pegasus' out and assemble it, a woman helps them. It is the invention of Mr H. J. Penrose and comprises entirely detachable parts. Various shots as...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41761
Sort Number:
NSP 031
Time in/Out:
01:43:13:00 / 01:44:53:00
Canister:
NSP 31
Film ID:
1224.31
Issue Date:
29/10/1936

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