Mini Circus 1968

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Fulham, London.

Various shots show an incredibly detailed miniature circus that commissionaire Roy Gumbrell has constructed at his home; his children sit and watch.

Roy repaints the hat of a horse-riding model then puts a tiny trombone over the arm of a model monkey before placing...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4339
Sort Number:
CP 695
Time in/Out:
01:00:26:00 / 01:02:29:00
Canister:
CP 695
Film ID:
429.01
Issue Date:
18/04/1968

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