| METAL DETECTORS Metal detectors being used in civilian life - in timber yard and by road builders. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7130 |
| Catalog #: | 8130 | |
| Clip Number: | 8130-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 195 | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:39 - 01:24:30 | |
| Location: | Dartington, Devon. | |
| Year Shot: | 1948 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Logging & Lumber / Timber LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Devon OCCUPATIONS: Laborers | |
| Description: | Dartington, Devon. L/S of logs being delivered to timber yard. M/S of timber on ropes being lowered to ground. C/U of man adjusting metal detector. L/S of man using detector to find war shrapnel lodged in bark of log from continent. The man marks bad spot. Various shots of another man removing shrapnel from log using axe. C/U of shrapnel. M/S of log being taken to mill. C/U of mill worker. L/S of log entering mill. C/U of workmen. C/U of log approaching saw. C/U of log being sawn. Various shots two men using metal detector on road surface, they are trying to find a manhole that was accidentally tarmacked over. C/U of road. More shots men using detector. The detector starts to beep. C/U of two workmen sitting at road side. The man with the metal detector calls them over. The work men use pick axes to smash roadside and uncover manhole cover. | |
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