Time Please 1937

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Item title reads - Time, Please!

Various shots of Big Ben. M/S of a diagram showing an ancient sundial. M/S of a weight swinging, this worked the early clocks. The mainspring was invented in 16th century and this enabled portable clocks to be made. Various shots of unusual clocks, including...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39972
Sort Number:
PT 378
Time in/Out:
01:00:43:00 / 01:03:36:00
Canister:
PT 378
Film ID:
1154.01
Issue Date:
21/06/1937

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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