Thatched Car AKA Thatched Roof For Austin… 1950

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Berwick, Sussex.

Various C/Us show a man working on a thatched roof. When he stands down we see he has successfully thatched the roof of an old Austin car dating from 1929.

The car belongs to an American artist called Clark Fay. He looks satisfied with the thatching. He and some friends...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34454
Sort Number:
NP 297
Time in/Out:
01:41:28:00 / 01:42:37:00
Canister:
NP 297
Film ID:
1277.27
Issue Date:
22/05/1950

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