What Do You Know ? 1944

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M/S woman opening a can with can-opener. The commentator asks the question "First, is this tin opener really cutting through tin or some other metal ?" M/S of umbrella being opened the commentator asks "How many ribs has an umbrella". Several more shots of items such as cup and saucer ("Which came first...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41538
Sort Number:
NP 012
Time in/Out:
01:27:06:00 / 01:28:21:00
Canister:
NP 12
Film ID:
1207.12
Issue Date:
04/12/1944

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