Old Timers 1934

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Titles read: '"Old Timers" with the kind permission of The Science Museum, S Kensington & the --- Company of Watchmakers. [timecode obscures titles on vhs copy.] From the dawn of civilisation, time has always worried man (and sometimes woman, too!). Here are some ancient and modern examples of time-keepers.'

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51830
Sort Number:
PSP 825
Time in/Out:
01:20:21:00 / 01:21:56:00
Canister:
PSP 825
Film ID:
1624.11
Issue Date:
25/01/1934

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