| TRAILER PUMP COMPETITION Edgware Road fire station win the finals of the trailer pump competition. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 263212 | |
| Clip Number: | 263212-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/73 | |
| Timecode: | 01:16:37 - 01:18:32 | |
| Location: | London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Misc FIREFIGHTING: Exhibitions LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Fire & Rescue | |
| Description: | ON PREVIEW CASSETTE # 214826 Trailer pump competition finals. London. L/S of crowd at headquarters of the London Fire Brigade to watch the finals of the trailer pump competition. Various shots as the men get ready for the contest. A whistle blows and the teams set off. They jump out of the trailers and start connecting the hoses, they run with them and hit the targets with water, then roll up the hoses and put them away before driving back. People applaud and judges look at the results. The teams march out. M/S of the Lord Mayor of London, he presents the Wilkinson Cup to the winners, Edgware road fire station, and shakes hands with the captain of the team. They march off holding the trophy. M/S as a man stands on the bonnet of the trailer holding the Cup as they drive out. | |
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