The Pullen-Bury Travelling Hothouse

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

119-2

Date Released

6 Dec 1913

Stories in this Issue:

1. *The Pullen-Bury Travelling Hothouse
2. *US Troops Near the Mexican Border

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Measuring 100 feet by 40 feet with a load of 161 men weighs 35 tons. Moved from a crop of tobacco by a lad at the rate of 3 feet per minute." A glass-house, running on rails, is moved by a boy turning a handle.

Keywords

Curiosities; Horticulture

Length of story (in feet)

53

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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