Lettering Rock 1948

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Wood Green, London.

Making Brighton Rock at sweet factory run by George and Gerry Tell.

M/S of man spreading sugar solution onto large baking tray. He adds blob food colouring. He folds the sticky slab and carries it to a machine. The machine mixes the colouring and the sugar solution....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34149
Sort Number:
NP 211
Time in/Out:
01:04:45:00 / 01:07:24:00
Canister:
NP 211
Film ID:
1261.04
Issue Date:
27/09/1948

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