Weapons Display Draws London

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/28

Paramount Issue No.

1295

Date Released

28 Jul 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Weapons Display Draws London
2. 2Warrior of the Week
3. 3The Other Man’s Job: Making Tank Transporters
4. 4Italy Going Out

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

War materials on display in a large London store (bombed), attract 20,000 visitors a day. Army personnel are on hand to explain the exhibits which include mine detectors, bombs, rifle grenades, tanks, 6 pounders. A visitor to the exhibition is the Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply .

Keywords

Weapons; War damage; Military; Exhibitions and shows

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

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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