| THE AIRPROP CYCLE improving bicycles by attaching a propellor to the rear | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6903 |
| Catalog #: | 500761 | |
| Clip Number: | 500761-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PSP 725 | |
| Timecode: | 01:25:19 - 01:26:18 | |
| Location: | UK | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Transportation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK TRANSPORTATION/BICYCLE: Unusual | |
| Description: | "Here's a new one... drive your cycle by propeller. The inventor believes this method may beneficially be applied to prolong gliding." M/S of a bicycle with a large propellor attached to the back. Man depresses pedal on the bike to show how the propellor spins when the pedals are rotated. C/Us of the mechanism on the bike which attaches pedals to propellors. M/S of bike with propellor moving. L/S of the man cycling along a city street. The propellor spins at speed. Good M/Ss of him cycling along - probably filmed from a moving car. Several people stand and watch the display. "Not too difficult for Eve, either." M/S of a woman cycling along on the new contraption. | |
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