SLURP

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

106

Length of issue (in feet)

495

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1SLURP
2. 2Sterile Burns Bath
3. 3Fluvarium
4. 4Underwater Light Bulb

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Designed to remove oil from polluted rivers this small tank can skim off up to two and three-quarters tons of oil per hour. The initials stand for self-levelling unit for removing pollution, but SLURP is not only a name it’s an apt description of its function.

Keywords

Science and technology; Pollution; Engineering; Fuels; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/106

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
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Web

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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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