Old Iron 1929

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Item title reads - Old iron. Once proud sweepers of the skies end their days as scrap in the aeroplane's boneyard. Location unknown.

M/S of the aeroplane frames as bits are dismantled. M/S as one is carried along. Various shots as people dismantle and carry parts away.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35699
Sort Number:
G 1589
Time in/Out:
01:29:43:00 / 01:30:30:00
Canister:
G 1589
Film ID:
782.17
Issue Date:
14/03/1929

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