Electric Fire 1952

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Description

Electric fire testing. London.

M/S Man checking thermometer readings. C/U Man checking thermometer readings, and pan to electric fire. C/U Man writing down thermometer reading. C/U Graph. C/U Man checking thermometer. C/U Electric fire, pan to thermometer.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34597
Sort Number:
NP 398
Time in/Out:
01:26:59:00 / 01:27:38:00
Canister:
NP 398
Film ID:
1291.17
Issue Date:
28/04/1952

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