Balloon Man 1956

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C/Us of David Cecil blowing up a long thin balloon at his home in Golders Green, London. He twists and ties the balloon as the commentator tells us he "is a professional balloon modeller and in show business he's better known as 'Windy Blow'".

M/S as we see Windy sitting on a sofa with three...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1997
Sort Number:
CP 067
Time in/Out:
01:12:04:00 / 01:14:13:00
Canister:
CP 067
Film ID:
41.07
Issue Date:
09/04/1956

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