Melting Steel In A Paper Bag 1949

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MELTING STEEL IN A PAPER BAG

Tottenham Court Road, London.

Close up shot of a piece of metal placed inside a cellophane bag - the idea is to melt the steel by high frequency induction heating before the bag is burned. Several shots of the two men placing the bag at machinery enabling...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34293
Sort Number:
NP 261
Time in/Out:
01:03:56:00 / 01:05:16:00
Canister:
NP 261
Film ID:
1269.03
Issue Date:
12/09/1949

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