Glass Research AKA Pilkington Glass Works 1959

Star Item

Description

London.

Various types of toughened glass are tested and demonstrated.

C/U of a man holding two pieces of glass up in front of his face, looking carefully at them. He inserts the pieces of glass into a special box which is used to inspect the glass. The glass is turned and patterns...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2495
Sort Number:
CP 241
Time in/Out:
01:34:48:00 / 01:36:50:00
Canister:
CP 241
Film ID:
93.15
Issue Date:
10/07/1959

Appears in...

Collections
Cinemagazines
Categories
Science & Technology Trade & Industry
WorkSpaces
research

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
The Final Test

The Final Test

First day of the Final Test Match between England and Australia.

First Test Match

First Test Match

Australia beats England in the first test match in Nottingham.

Seed Testing (Aka Testing Seeds)

Seed Testing (Aka Testing Seeds)

Quality of seeds tested at station in Cambridge.

Testing

Testing

A look at methods of testing things from engineering parts to beer.

Testing Crates

Testing Crates

Goods containers are tested for strength and durability at Leatherhead, Surrey.

Toy Testing

Toy Testing

Kids test the strength of toys in Erith, Kent.

Mattress Test

Mattress Test

Acrobat testing mattresses. London

Army Clothing Tested

Army Clothing Tested

Army soldiers perform a variety of physical activities to test their clothing

 

 

On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
Emily
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
 Last_Words
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911