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Elsie at Work

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1548A
Date Released
5 Feb 1959
Date submitted
2 Feb 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Drive-In Bank
  2. 2Muffling the Sound
  3. 3Elsie at Work
  4. 4Borneo Bound
  5. 5Art of the Stars
  6. 6Royal Film Show
  7. *Charity Day

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Elsie at Work. DESCRIPTION: These pictures show Elsie, the Electronic Letter Sorting Indicator Equipment, at work in Liverpool. It needs a little human assistance, this robot, a man to operate the keyboard of the presentation unit. He had to read the addresses on the letters and direct them on their way. The machine does the rest. SHOTLIST: LS Elsie. MS man sorting letters on Elsie. Closer same. LS Elsie in operation. SCU letters dropping into pigeon holes. CU Elsie in operation. Another angle same. MS sorter takes letters from hole.
Keywords
Science and technology; Postal services
Locations
England
Card file number
76217
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:

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