"Locks, Bolts And - - " 1934

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Titles read: '"Locks, bolts, and - - " other things of other days. Filmed with the co-operation of the Science Museum, South Kensington.'

London.

Several shots of an early safe, showing the intricate locking mechanism inside, and a huge modern safe being opened.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51832
Sort Number:
PSP 826
Time in/Out:
01:25:31:00 / 01:27:13:00
Canister:
PSP 826
Film ID:
1624.13
Issue Date:
01/02/1934

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