Firefly Racing Dinghy

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
178
Date Released
26 May 1958
Date recorded
18 Apr 1958
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: In Hamble, Hampshire, we visit the factory where Firefly racing dinghies are built. to see how modern methods are applied to the age-old craft of boat-building. The boats are not made of stout timber, but of layers of thin veneer, bonded together in an outsize oven to form a hull of impressive strength which will stand up to tremendous battering. [The method is called hot moulding.]
Keywords
Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture
Locations
England; Hamble; Hampshire
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
372
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Firefly Racing Dinghy', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 178, 26 May 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120559 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)