Net A Thief 1969

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London.

Various shots of a new invention for catching crooks being demonstrated - the 'net-a-thief'. Colin Brown, inventor of the device, walks towards camera and fires the trigger on a gun-like instrument. This releases a huge nylon net that covers the camera.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57145
Sort Number:
69/019
Time in/Out:
01:02:43:00 / 01:03:21:00
Canister:
69/19
Film ID:
2095.03
Issue Date:
03/03/1969

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