Safety Glass

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

502

Date Released

9 Aug 1964

Date recorded

3 Jul 1964

Length of issue (in feet)

675

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Spaceball
2. 2Bowling Machine
3. 3Animal Sanctuary
4. 4Safety Glass

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: A model car in a 100-mile-an-hour wind tunnel is just one of the tests at a Warwickshire laboratory to determine the safety of glass at high speeds. Windscreen wipers are carefully checked to study their efficiency to deal with oil smears and splashes and there’s a novel William Tell apparatus which fires steel balls at the vulnerable glass windshields they use on diesel trains. The effect is shattering - on your mind, but not on this safety glass.

Keywords

Science and technology; Safety devices

Locations

England; Warwickshire

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Richard Norton

Length of story (in feet)

178

Story extras:

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