Footage of man driving mini tank through streets.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 1890.31
- Media URN:
- 72542
- Group:
- Old negatives
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 1914 - 1918
- Sound:
- mute
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:00:47:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:29:40:00 / 01:30:27:00
- Canister:
- ON 087 E
Unknown user says
This is a novelty, dummy tank, not an attempt to create an actual one-man tank . It was built by the Holt Tractor Company for the visit of Colonel Ernest Swinton (one of the developers of British tank) to Benjamin Holt's factory in the USA. I understand it was powered by a motorcycle engine.