Treadmill Trotters 1928

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"Whirled into sloppiness" would make a good title for this treadmill idea they've adopted over the water." reads the intertitle.

C/U of a novelty spinning wheel that acts as a kind of freaky diving board. L/S to show people climbing up a ladder to stand on top of the wheel. One man stands...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16625
Sort Number:
EP 132
Time in/Out:
01:11:16:00 / 01:12:17:00
Canister:
EP 132
Film ID:
932.08
Issue Date:
22/10/1928

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