| MOTORISED ROLLER SKATES Funny story showing girl getting a lift from her father who drives motorised roller skates. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6044 |
| Catalog #: | 502869 | |
| Clip Number: | 502869-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 413 | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:09 - 01:17:24 | |
| Location: | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Transportation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England OCCUPATIONS: Inventor SPORTS/SKATING, ROLLER: Unusual UNIQUE PEOPLE: Eccentrics | |
| Description: | MOTORISED ROLLER SKATES Funny story showing girl getting a lift from her father who drives motorised roller skates. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Tom Hancocks has invented some motorised roller skates - they are MAD! Various shots of Reg zipping along a suburban street with his daughter perched on the back. She is perched somewhat precariously and has really big hair (great 1960s hair). Tom is giving her a lift to work. Tom invented the roller skates during the second world war for "foot weary soldiers" - you'll be lucky. When Tom comes to a stop his daughter nearly falls off! Tom lifts one of his skates on to a work bench to do some work on it then we see Tom "skating" off to the petrol station (they run for 160 miles to the gallon). The skates are pretty ridiculous really with a great big engine on the right hand skate - Tom starts it up like a lawn mower. I don't think they will catch on. Note: great little "English Eccentric" story. Nice quirky music too. | |
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