Automatic Cycle Pump 1948

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Description

London.

M/S of man cycling along road in front of park (Hyde Park). He stops his bicycle by the curb and feels his front tyre - it's soft. C/U of device attached to wheel. The invention allows deflated tyres to be pumped up as the cyclists cycles. More shots of man cycling.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44602
Sort Number:
NP 223
Time in/Out:
01:27:47:00 / 01:28:22:00
Canister:
NP 223
Film ID:
1355.13
Issue Date:
20/12/1948

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