| SLIMMING IN THE SUN Woman at a hospital to try to loose weight. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6921 |
| Catalog #: | 502076 | |
| Clip Number: | 502076-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PSP 823 | |
| Timecode: | 01:13:00 - 01:14:44 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE: Bathing BEAUTY CULTURE: Unusual Treatments BEAUTY CULTURE: Weight Loss / Slimming LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | "Just a little synthetic cycling exercise - without the cycle - will chase Old Man Avoirdupois away" A row of women lay on beds. Nurses sit beside them. The women perform leg lifts & bicycle exercises while in bed. Man man pats the bare backs of women as they stand outside. "What, no soap? No, only suds - or scientifically the foam bath." Nurse helps a woman get into the bath tub. Sh places a cloth over her head. "And all excess baggage is shaken off here!" CU of the waist of a woman in the slimming belts that shake are supposed to help lose weight. Two women using the belt together. Man helps another woman use another type of shaking machine. | |
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