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ANTI SHARK DEVICE - MUTE
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COLDITZ EXHIBITION
At the Imperial War Museum in London, The Colditz Exhibition - an exhibition displaying escape equipment and various articles made by the prisoners. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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SKI-TIME
In the French Alps the Ski Resort of Flaine have a new snow machine, which ensures a good surface throughout the Season. In case of any mishaps, the mountain rescue are on hand to help you get back for your apres ski even if your leg is...
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FREIGHT HOVERCRAFT
The new Avon amphibious freight hovercraft on trials at Gosport. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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SPRAY SAVER
A revolutionary technique is spraying could be an export winner, especially in countries where water is in short supply. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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US JET-PROPELLED MISSILE
Over California, the American are testing a jet-propelled missile, and directed by radar from the plane. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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PARACHUTE BRAKE FOR JET BOMBER
At Moses Lake, Washington, a parachute is used as brake on a new jet bomber. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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TRANSATLANTIC NEWS - SMALLEST PLANE
At San Diego, California, flies what is reported to be the smallest plane in the World. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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THEATRE OF ATOMS
A glimpse of some of the mysteries inside the American Atomic Laboratory at Pittsburgh. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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Bullet Proof Glass
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FUTURE SOCCER STAR IN THE MAKING -
A new sleep inducing invention for babies which also strengthens the leg muscles. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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WILL GLASS BREAK? -
A plastic material is applied to glass to make it splinter-proof. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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Marine monster in American waters.
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LION TRACKING - MUTE
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HEATED STREET
In Bremen, an experiment is conducted in street-heating, by means of a special kind of gas-lamp. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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EMETT ""HELPS"" AGRICULTURE
Good news for British agriculture - thanks to the ""Hogmuddle Niggler"", designed by Mr Rowland Emett. It was demonstrated recently at Smeeton Westerby, Leicestershire. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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DRIVING BY OIL
A Government Research Laboratory has developed a hydrostatic transmission which, at last, makes motoring without gears a reality. Two units supply power to the rear wheels, and they're both connected by pipes to an oil pump driven by the...
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ROBOT EYES FOR THE ARMY
SD1 Drone System, the Army's latest enemy-spotter, needs only a light platform for launching. It's a radio-controlled pilotless aircraft, being prepared for its first public demonstration at Larkhill. In less than a second, it reaches...
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STOP THAT ""SINKING FEELING""
It's makers claim that it's the most versatile ""value for money"" runabout on the market. It's called the Dory, and the hull is based on the flat bottomed, wide beamed Dories carried by Newfoundland fishing schooners in the 1800's. Ten...
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SPRING FEVER ON THE FARM
In Surrey this year, the annual Spring Farming Demonstration. Pictures show various farming machinery and a Fence Laying Contest. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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TROUBLE ON THE BEACH
The trouble is oil, and every year thousands of birds are killed by the stuff, which is discharged by ships at sea and washed in-shore. They laid on this demonstration at Brighton. The only way to deal with tarry lumps is to remove them,...
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A SCREEN UP YOUR SLEEVE
The good salesman always travels light, but now he's been given something that adds little weight to his baggage, but a great deal to his powers of persuasion! Its the world's most compact portable 8mm film projector, about the size of a...
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JET-PROOF HOTEL
Gillian Taylor last years Miss Great Britain took us round the newly built hotel at London Airport. It has two hundred and eighty bedrooms, eighteen studio rooms, and six suites. A feature common to every room is an electronic control...
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RUNNING OFF THE RAILS
A demonstration of the capabilities of the experimental six seater mono-rail near Paris. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...