The Water Tandem 1931

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Story about a water bicycle built for two. M/S of a man holding a strange contraption. Onlookers stand behind him. M/S of a man and a woman in the water on the tandem invention. The camera follows them as they move through the water.

M/S of the couple from in front - they move towards the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16925
Sort Number:
EP 179
Time in/Out:
01:48:18:00 / 01:49:37:00
Canister:
EP 179
Film ID:
954.24
Issue Date:
31/08/1931

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