Correct To 1/1000 Of An Inch 1926

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Bedford, Bedfordshire.

Title: "CORRECT TO 1/1,000 OF AN INCH! Intricate task of raising winding gear, weighing 30 tons, to head of 200 ft. Mooring Mast - successfully accomplished".

L/S of a gigantic mooring mast - looks a bit like television mast, probably for mooring airships - next...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25764
Sort Number:
G 1295
Time in/Out:
01:47:21:00 / 01:50:14:00
Canister:
G 1295
Film ID:
496.16
Issue Date:
20/05/1926

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