Novelty Submarine Dublin Issue 1942

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Titles read: "NOVELTY SUBMARINE".

Location of events unknown - probably United States of America.

Various shots show a tiny, fish-shaped, one-man submarine on a lake. The man who invented it, Barney Hornet, is seen sitting inside and closing the lid before submerging. He comes back...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43643
Sort Number:
42/014
Time in/Out:
01:19:38:00 / 01:19:58:00
Canister:
42/14 (Dublin)
Film ID:
1318.11
Issue Date:
16/02/1942

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