The Other Man’s Job: Mica the Vital Insulator

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/60

Paramount Issue No.

1428

Date Released

6 Nov 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cologne a Dying City
2. 2Allies Win Both Banks of Scheldt
3. 3The Other Man’s Job: Mica the Vital Insulator

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

The separation of sheets of mica. Mica mixed with shellac and made solid - then pressed into sheets. Uses include: insulation of electrodes of radio valves for use in field and in air and sea.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture

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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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