Knitting Steel

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

48

Date Released

1970

Length of issue (in feet)

458

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Knitting Steel
2. 2Jewels Of Our Time
3. 3Quiet Diesel
4. 4Hoverpallet
5. 5Computer In Psychiatry

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: Grandma’s knitting wouldn’t be quite up to this fabric, knitted stainless steel. Apart from giving the fashion scene something new to play with, this fabric plays a vital role in trapping droplets of dangerous chemicals in industrial smoke, helping to keep our atmosphere cleaner.

Keywords

Science and technology; Pollution; Engineering

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 36 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/48

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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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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