Boy Makes Hovercraft For £25 1964

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Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

Rodmersham, Kent.

Various shots, the 20 year-old amateur scientist and engineer Martin Stevens demonstrates his £25 hovercraft on Wick's duckpond and then on the bank. CU Stevens and his helpers top up the...

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Cataloguer:
Heather
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
88895
Sort Number:
UN 3877 F
Time in/Out:
01:30:21:00 / 01:34:33:00
Canister:
UN 3877 F
Film ID:
3163.15
Issue Date:
1964

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