Solving A Slippery Problem 1926

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Story about transforming old dancing shoes into cosy bedroom slippers.

"Don't throw away your old dancing shoes - transform them into cosy bedroom slippers, costing next to nothing. Short cuts to new life."

C/Us of woman cutting, stitching and gluing together various pieces of fabric...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14595
Sort Number:
EP 043
Time in/Out:
01:39:27:00 / 01:43:01:00
Canister:
EP 043
Film ID:
844.15
Issue Date:

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