Roasting An Ox AKA A Feast In The Street 1928

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Item title reads - A feast in the street. Ox roasted whole in 'ye olde fashioned waye' in aid of local hospital. Maesteg, South Wales.

M/S of a man making a speech, he holds a big knife, the ox is turning on the spit beside him. People stand and watch as he starts to carve it. M/S of a lady...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35472
Sort Number:
G 1560
Time in/Out:
01:36:26:00 / 01:37:30:00
Canister:
G 1560
Film ID:
770.19
Issue Date:
12/03/1928

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