Matchbox Cars 1965

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Hackney, London.

Begins with fabulous shots of model cars and trucks on a moving conveyor belt. Looks like a surreal motorway with brightly coloured cars moving along it. Traffic a go-go!

Matchbox Cars factory. Shots of men at their drawing boards designing Matchbox models. C/Us of...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
3763
Sort Number:
CP 538
Time in/Out:
01:29:10:00 / 01:31:09:00
Canister:
CP 538
Film ID:
315.05
Issue Date:
15/04/1965

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  • "Man operates a "pantograph"?" - yes, that's the right word!

    jamied 21st Apr 2012
  • Thanks for the clarification.

    British Pathé 15th May 2012

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