Gutenberg Bible Fetches £22,000

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1674
Date Released
17 Mar 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Princess Opens Graving Dock
  2. 2Gutenberg Bible Fetches £22,000
  3. 3Winter Hangs On
  4. 4Rebecca Havers Celebrates 107th Birthday
  5. 5America’s Historic Decision

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
Collector’s record bid of £22,000 secures historic five hundred year-old Gutenberg Bible, first book to be printed in movable type.
Keywords
Shops and shopping; History and archaeology
Locations
London; England
Library number
16046
Credits:
Camera
Arthur W. Farmer
Camera
Ian Duncan Struthers
Camera
Len W. Dudley
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
Email
info@screenocean.com
Web
http://reuters.screenocean.com/
Phone
+44(0)1954 262052
Address
124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX
Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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