Levers & Gears Issue Title - "Hold Everything!" 1940

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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.

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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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