| DECIMALISATION Britain Changes to Decimal Currency | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 9144 |
| Catalog #: | 181605 | |
| Clip Number: | 181605-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4595 D | |
| Timecode: | 01:05:44 - 01:09:02 | |
| Location: | Great Britain, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1970 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Legislation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK MONEY: Misc. | |
| Description: | Various shots two cashiers being shown how to handle new currency. Woman at a supermarket check out. The check out girl is getting used to new money. Various shots of cash registers being converted in factory. Various shots of men in a factory taking the old money keys off cash tills and fitting new ones. Cash registers are tested. CU workers drilling in cash register. Worker replacing keys. Lord Fiske is talking about expense of changing machines. C/U of teacher in a miniskirt talking to a class of primary school children. She is teaching them about decimalisation. CU School Teacher asking children about D Day (Decimalisation Day). Camera pulls back to show their response. - mixed class of black and white and Indian children. Various shots of kids answering. The children pretend to run a shop to learn about the new money. | |
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