Marvels In Miniature 1936

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Titles read: 'Marvels in MINIATURE'.

Egham, Surrey.

Various shots of miniaturist Charles Gunner at work on a tiny picture. We see C/Us of several miniature pieces of work by this artist - The Lord's Prayer written out 23 times in the space of a threepenny bit and King George V's Christmas...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52314
Sort Number:
PSP 934
Time in/Out:
01:31:13:00 / 01:32:23:00
Canister:
PSP 934
Film ID:
1656.16
Issue Date:
27/02/1936

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