| THE GATE CRASHER New automatic gate that opens and closes to allow cars to pass through. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6751 |
| Catalog #: | 432845 | |
| Clip Number: | 432845-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 166 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | South Africa | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Misc. | |
| Description: | THE GATE CRASHER New automatic gate that opens and closes to allow cars to pass through. African solution for opening gates. LS automobile drives up to gate in front of house; a row of men stand watching. The car pushes right through the gate which opens on hinges, then the gate swings back in place of its own accord. Title: "The gate is specially counterweighted and a shock on the center part is necessary to release the catch and open the gate. Car driving back through the other way. MS side of gate, w/ counterweights hanging off it; one of the weights rises as car goes through. CU latch; hand opens gate one way, then the other. | |
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