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Design-A-Boat

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
131
Date Released
1974
Length of issue (in feet)
498
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Jim
  2. 2Design-A-Boat
  3. 3DTV 2

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
COI synopsis: The boat designer’s problem is always the same - to make a hull which moves fastest through the water with the least effort. Since boats come in all shapes and sizes, the resources of a design team with the latest equipment are taking the guess work out of boat building.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Science and technology; Design
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/131
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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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
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).
Series held
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