GAS BAG MOTOR CAR

Gas Bag Motor Car 1910-1919

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Gas Bag Motor Car.

Location of events unknown - London?

Car powered by gas bag on top. Truck parked in street; words on side 'Maidstone Cab Company'; large bag mounted on roof of car; bulging out of a boat-like box.

CU detail of different car; this one open without roof;...

automobiles; inventions; cars; fuel; energy; wacky; transportation

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Cataloguer:: Cheri
Stock:: Black & White
Sound:: Silent
Media URN:: 69198
Sort Number:: ON 250 B

Time in/Out:: 01:36:41:00 / 01:37:12:00
Canister:: ON 250 B
Film ID:: 2360.10
Issue Date:: 1910 - 1919

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Collections: Newsreels
Categories: Travel & Exploration Science & Technology
WorkSpaces: History of scientific breakthrough Quirky / Daft Early motor car AVBA8

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