The Power Of Oxygen 1966

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Crawley, West Sussex.

Several demonstrations / experiments involving oxygen are seen at the laboratories of Britain's biggest oxygen producer (unnamed).

A man wearing goggles uses an oxyacetylene cutter to slice through a slab of metal; sparks fly out. Various shots show a demonstration...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4083
Sort Number:
CP 606
Time in/Out:
01:02:57:00 / 01:07:21:00
Canister:
CP 606
Film ID:
375.02
Issue Date:
04/08/1966

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