The Firefighter's Progress 1936

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A peep into the history of firefighting devices.

A "primitive Japanese hand squirt" is demonstrated at the museum of the London Fire Brigade. Firemen demonstrate a manual fire engine with lateral pumping levers.

The firemen then demonstrate the very latest in fire engines. The fire...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
70889
Sort Number:
PSP 937
Time in/Out:
01:00:34:00 / 01:03:02:00
Canister:
PSP 937
Film ID:
1660.01
Issue Date:
19/03/1936

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