Thirteen Clock 1940

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Thirteen clock.

Colliery clock at Walkden in Lancashire. Instead of striking one p.m., it strikes thirteen. It shows the men on their lunch hour, they realise they are late back because the clock has not struck one. C/U of clock face. Item tells how this came about, with shots of colliery clerical...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42944
Sort Number:
NSP 220
Time in/Out:
01:35:51:00 / 01:36:30:00
Canister:
NSP 220
Film ID:
1290.22
Issue Date:
20/06/1940

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Cinemagazines
Categories
Entertainment & Humour
WorkSpaces
1940s and 1950s mining

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