Plastic Skeletons

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

531

Date Released

25 Feb 1965

Date recorded

22 Jan 1965

Length of issue (in feet)

726

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Plastic Skeletons
2. 2Animal Museum
3. 3Silversmith

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: There’s a skeleton in the cupboard at this factory in Redhill, Surrey. Plastic bones and skeletons have become Britain’s most eerie export. Once they’ve been moulded and buffed, even Hamlet’s grave-digger couldn’t distinguish these factory-made skulls from the real, spine-chilling thing. The things people make.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture; Toys and models

Locations

England; Surrey; Redhill

Credits:

Commentator

Richard Norton

Length of story (in feet)

187

Story extras:

Film clip

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