Lorry on Cups Test
Series
- Series Name
- Colour Pictorial
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- Pathe synopsis: The delicacy of bone china is almost legendary - it has the translucent quality and fragile appearance of a bird’s egg - but don’t let the look of it fool you. In this impressive demonstration of its toughness, a 5-ton lorry is jacked up, then lowered gently until the whole weight is entirely supported by two cups! [The item is about Wedgewood china and shows Sir John Wedgwood.]
- Keywords
- Science and technology; Industry and manufacture
- Locations
- London; England
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- Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards Used for synopsis
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- David De Keyser
- Length of story (in feet)
- 122
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How to cite this record
'Lorry on Cups Test', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 187, 28 Jul 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120590 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)