Learning on ScreenRecord Breaking Riveters
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Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- [SUBTITLE]: "R Farrant of Fraser & Fraser Ltd. London easily put up first figures - 4276 rivets in 9 hours "D Deviney of Glasgow who raised the record to 4422 in 9 hours" "W Moses of Vickers Ltd. Barrow in Furness attains a 9 hours total of 5894 rivets"." Riveting contest between British shipbuilders. Only the last contestant is seen actually at work.
- Keywords
- Competitions; Industry and manufacture
- Length of story (in feet)
- 58
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- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
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- Fax
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- Address
- Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ - Notes
- The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
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- Name
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- Fax
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- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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