Hens Wear Glasses

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1673
Date Released
11 Mar 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Port Elizabeth Welcomes King and Family
  2. 2Cambodia Revives Sacred Festival
  3. 3Hens Wear Glasses
  4. 4Ibn Saud Tours Arabian-US Oilfields
  5. 5Come on Steve! Mix to Great Jockey’s Home Auctioned

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
If a hen is scratched badly others sometimes turn on it at the sight of blood. American farmer fits rose-coloured specs to fowls so liquid looks no more sanguinary than water, and intended victim is unmolested.
Keywords
Curiosities; Agriculture; Birds; Animal husbandry; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Washington; United States of America; Colfax
Footage sources
Paramount [United States]
Library number
16042
Credits:
Camera
C. L. Edwards
Length of story (in feet)
97
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Notes
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