American Non-Capsizable Lifeboat 1920

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American non-capsizable lifeboat.

Location of events unknown / unclear.

Test of the boat: men use rope to turn over the boat in the water; then one man gives it a little poke with a pole and it turns over right side up.

Then a shot of the boat moving along quickly towards...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71785
Sort Number:
ON 044 Q
Time in/Out:
01:00:34:00 / 01:01:11:00
Canister:
ON 044 Q
Film ID:
1866.02
Issue Date:
1920

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