They're All Smart 1928

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Item title reads - "They're all smart!" But headquarters proved "smartest of all" to win L.C.C.'s 1928 Fire Brigade Challenge Cup. London.

Intertitle - 'they "got to work" - ran out 3 branches - knocked down 3 targets and restowed all gear in 1 minute 19 4/5 seconds!'

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35444
Sort Number:
G 1548
Time in/Out:
01:25:23:00 / 01:26:38:00
Canister:
G 1548
Film ID:
768.18
Issue Date:
22/10/1928

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