Pill Dumps 1976

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Description

Unused / unissued material - Colour material.

CU mass of pills, tablets etc. in dump. They are mainly in medicine bottles or in strips.

VS Warning pamphlets about out of date medicines are picked up by housewife, who then clears out all pills and bottles from medicine cupboard. She...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
92631
Sort Number:
UN 4678 B
Time in/Out:
01:54:07:00 / 01:58:46:00
Canister:
UN 4678 B
Film ID:
3406.17
Issue Date:
1976

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  • A clapperboard at 02:33 identifies the date of filming as being 13 October 1976.

    jamied 10th Dec 2012

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