"Many Inventions." Some cute ideas seen at the Institute of Patentees Exhibition.

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

490

Date Released

23 Oct 1930

Length of issue (in feet)

923

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Up in the Air!
2. 2Mink and Minx! Filmed at High Wycombe.
3. 3Bridge Coats. A New Pathécolor Mode.
4. 4The New Midway Rhythm Dance. Demonstrated and explained by Santos Casani and José Lennard, the well-known Teachers of Dancing.
5. 5"Many Inventions." Some cute ideas seen at the Institute of Patentees Exhibition.
6. 6"Cuddles!"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - A tennis racket with a detachable handle & electric iron which turns into hot plate at the Institute of Patentees.
NoS synopsis: "No more carrying your tennis racquet outside your bag when you go away - just unscrew the handle and it can go inside - (it’s metal)." C/U of a woman unscrewing the handle of the tennis racquet. She smiles at the camera. "And here’s another idea - a hand-propelled luggage carrier!" M/S of the woman placing a suitcase inside a metal carrier. She ties a belt around the case. She then lifts up the trolley and then wheels it along. "Another cute brain-wave that turns your electric iron into a hot plate." C/U of iron being attached to a flat metal plate. This is then turned upside down. A plate of food is then placed on top.

Keywords

Curiosities; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.198
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No. EP198
Pathe Eve 473-493 Boxfile   Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

117

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