Can You Beat It! 1923

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Item title reads - Can you beat it!! Plympton's 188 year old engine is "still going so strong" that Town Council recently decided not to replace it. Devon.

The firemen pull the engine out of the station. M/S of the horse attached to the front. M/S as they ride up the street and other firemen...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23718
Sort Number:
G 0982
Time in/Out:
01:21:09:00 / 01:23:09:00
Canister:
G 982
Film ID:
306.10
Issue Date:
24/05/1923

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