Emett's Computer 1966

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Description

London.

Inventor Rowland Emett is seen working on a mechanical automated 'computer'; commissioned as a show piece for a famous computer firm. He fits a bone with a small lampshade and adds a wheel to the end.

Various shots show 'The Forget-Me-Not Computer'; an amazing and surreal contraption...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4126
Time in/Out:
01:45:55:00 / 01:48:08:00
Canister:
CP 617
Film ID:
383.11

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