| MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER CABLES ( HENLEY'S LTD ) - Reel 3 Detailed promotional film showing the processes involved in making Electric Power Cables. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6592 |
| Catalog #: | 488190 | |
| Clip Number: | 488190-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | DOCUMENTARIES | |
| Timecode: | 01:53:02 - 01:56:30 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Electricity LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | "Cable passes under the railway." M/S of a train passing over a bridge - camera tilts down to show the men tugging on the cable. "The end of the pull of 215 yards." At the end of the pull, men stand on the grass pulling the cable - almost like a tug of war team. Various shots of the cable being pulled into place. C/U of man tying a piece of string around the cable. "Jointing an oil-filled cable in the trench, stripping, serving and baring the joint." Men work on the installed cable. "Testing the oil pressure before cutting." C/U of gauge being used to test pressure. C/U of man sawing through a piece of pipe with a small hacksaw. The ends are inserted in ferrule. Two workers join two pieces of cable with a small attachment. The ferrule is clamped with a hydraulic press. The cable is insulated with paper. The metal sleeve is fixed and wiped joints are made. C/U of heat being applied to the cable. | |


