Concrete Boat

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

368

Date Released

15 Jan 1962

Date recorded

19 Dec 1961

Length of issue (in feet)

686

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flower Taxi
2. 2Concrete Boat
3. 3Acoustic Chamber
4. 4Man-Powered Plane

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: During the first World War British scientists overcame the serious lack of raw materials for boat building by constructing vessels made of a special type of concrete. Using a similar secret formula, a firm of yacht-builders has recently produced an extremely tough, yet comfortable, cabin cruiser.

Keywords

Ships and boats

Locations

England; Norfolk; Wroxham

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

154

Story extras:

Film clip

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