Ingenuity: Ball Barrow

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

170

Date Released

1975

Length of issue (in feet)

523

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ingenuity: Scoop Boat
2. 2Ingenuity: Intelligent Conveyor
3. 3Ingenuity: One Time Weeding
4. 4Ingenuity: Ball Barrow

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Solutions to some everyday problems that didn’t need high technology to be resolved, but just a bit of ingenuity. The first wheel barrow that doesn’t have a wheel. It has a ball instead. A simple substitution that makes the barrow easier to push - and, by spreading the weight, stops it from sinking into muddy ground.

Keywords

Horticulture; Science and technology; Engineering; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/170

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Peter Day

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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