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Levers & Gears Issue Title - "Hold Everything!" 1940
Description
Item explaining gears and levers.
Diagrams and film items illustrate the use of gears and levers. Includes girl on seesaw lifting men on the other end by positioning of lever. M/S of car gear box. Various old gears on show at Kensington Science Museum.
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 42983
- Sort Number:
- NSP 230
- Time in/Out:
- 01:47:16:00 / 01:49:41:00
- Canister:
- NSP 230
- Film ID:
- 1292.24
- Issue Date:
- 29/08/1940
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