| WONDERFUL NEW FIRE ESCAPE A new ladder is tested out by the fire brigade. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5398 |
| Catalog #: | 243457 | |
| Clip Number: | 243457-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1560 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:10 - 01:01:27 | |
| Location: | Birkenhead, Merseyside | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FIREFIGHTING: Equipment LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Merseyside | |
| Description: | Wonderful new fire escape. Self-raising and self-swinging and effective at height of 85 feet - tried out. Birkenhead, Merseyside L/S as the mayor inspects fire officers in uniform. M/S as camera pans across them stood in front of their engines. M/S as they demonstrate a lifting technique on each other. L/S pan up the new ladder which extends at the top as it raises upwards. L/S of a man right at the top, with another a bit further down. M/S of a man being winched down from the top of it. | |
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