Brush And Splash Incorporated! 1933

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"Trains washed while you wait, and whether you wait or not", is the slogan of this novel French train "washer" L/S of a train wash - along the same lines as a car wash but much bigger. It has revolving cloth brushes. C/U of one of the brushes. Water is sprayed out of small holes in a tube.

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17685
Sort Number:
EP 269
Time in/Out:
01:14:10:00 / 01:15:24:00
Canister:
EP 269
Film ID:
982.08
Issue Date:
14/09/1933

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