Magnarail Invention Demonstration 1966

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Wendover, Bucks.

Newspaper cutting and paper entitled 'Powerful Permanent Magnets' by Geoffrey Polgreen on file.

V.S. Mr. Geoffrey Polgreen in his home showing off his magnarail invention of the Magic Carpet. It works with the adverse effect of two south poles magnetism as against...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
89866
Sort Number:
UN 4163 D
Time in/Out:
01:02:23:00 / 01:05:10:00
Canister:
UN 4163 D
Film ID:
3210.03
Issue Date:
1966

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