Car Catcher AKA Motor Device 1939

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Description

Sheffield, Yorkshire.

Various shots of the inventors, two Sheffield engineers, demonstrating his car safety device - a scoop fitted to front of car which is opened to scoop up pedestrians and save them from injury in an accident. Several shots of the two engineers demonstrating their device....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42654
Sort Number:
NSP 168
Time in/Out:
01:34:48:00 / 01:35:22:00
Canister:
NSP 168
Film ID:
1274.24
Issue Date:
15/06/1939

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Cinemagazines
Categories
Science & Technology
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ROAD SAFETY FILMS Quirky / Daft AVBA4

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