The Final Tests 1916

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The Final Tests - of motorcycles made in Coventry, West Midlands, for the army - 1916.

Opens with what is almost a comedy sequence: road with a huge puddle across it in rural area with trees; group of people gathered looking down at the water from a raised stone walkway along the side of the...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71581
Sort Number:
ON 024 G
Time in/Out:
01:36:53:00 / 01:39:40:00
Canister:
ON 024 G
Film ID:
1856.30
Issue Date:
1916

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Motor Cycles bim J1

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • "man working on motorcycle (small; lightweight Triumph)" - it's a a Triumph Model H.

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