Parking Meters 1965

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Kingston on Thames, London

C/U shot of half of a head of parking meter being drilled by several drills. C/U shot of man looking at the part after the drilling, inspecting it closely.

Various shots of different stages of process of mass-production of parking meters.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3848
Sort Number:
CP 555
Time in/Out:
01:02:21:00 / 01:04:06:00
Canister:
CP 555
Film ID:
333.02
Issue Date:
12/08/1965

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Basildon Careras Steptoe

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