Astra Gazette No 10 1958

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Emett's Ideal Home : 01:34:24
At an exhibition of Rowland Emett's work, a full size model of a man sits in front of his fire place, a large gramophone horn comes towards him and from it extends a TV screen close enough to the man for him not to need his glasses. All sorts of labour saving devices...

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Cataloguer:
Mike
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
82103
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:34:12:00 / 01:44:45:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2797.05
Issue Date:
1958

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