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Seacrete

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
22
Filmed
Dec 1969
Length of issue (in feet)
458
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sound Sentry
  2. 2Spin Freezer Life-Saver
  3. 3Gloria
  4. 4Seacrete
  5. 5Artificial Mouth

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
COI synopsis: Enter the concrete boat. Claimed to be as strong and flexible as steel; ferrous concrete hulls are cast around a specially designed frame. Corrosion-free, easy to build - this could be a ship-building breakthrough.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/22
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Howard Williams
Presenter
Marion Foster

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
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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