Bullet Proof Vest 1915

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Bullet proof vest. Location of events unknown.

World War One. Invention: the Bullet-proof vest; or Steel Waistcoat as it's called by Pathe. CU Man standing in front of corrugated metal; tying straps on his bullet-proof vest. He turns around to show the same safety material in the back; then...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71699
Sort Number:
ON 031 L
Time in/Out:
01:48:24:00 / 01:48:46:00
Canister:
ON 031 L
Film ID:
1858.33
Issue Date:
1915

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