| MOBILE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE Postmaster General inaugurates first mobile telephone exchange, Northweald, Essex. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6453 | |
| Catalog #: | 187185 | |
| Clip Number: | 187185-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 38/99 | |
| Timecode: | 01:11:48 - 01:12:40 | |
| Location: | Northweald, Essex. | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Telephone LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Essex | |
| Description: | Postmaster General inaugurates first mobile telephone exchange Northweald, Essex. M/S pan across the mobile exchange. M/S of Postmaster General, Major Tryon, making a speech. M/S as he opens the door of the unit and speaks into the telephone inside. This mobile unit could replace permanent exchanges which have been damaged. M/S as the van drives away. M/S as man climbs telegraph pole to connect it up, and another attaches a pipe to the back of the van. M/S as they open the door. | |
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