Engineering In Miniature 1955

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Horticultural Hall, London.

SV. Normal size motorbike and side car with a miniature model of motorbike and side car alongside. CU. Model of motorbike and side car. GV. People walking around exhibition. SV. Old gentleman with whiskers looking at locomotive model class B. CU. Class B locomotive....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31070
Sort Number:
55/067
Time in/Out:
01:01:26:00 / 01:02:47:00
Canister:
55/67
Film ID:
543.02
Issue Date:
22/08/1955

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  • "Mr Willeter" is Benjamin Willeter.

    jamied 16th Aug 2012

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