Giant Telescope Parsons - Reel 2 1933

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Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown.

Shots of the large lifting machinery in a giant telescope being built by Charles Parsons factory in Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Various shots in the factory as the telescope mechanisms are being built. Various shots of measuring...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
58419
Sort Number:
UN 0083 A
Time in/Out:
01:41:39:00 / 02:00:40:00
Canister:
UN 83 A
Film ID:
546.16
Issue Date:

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