Telescope Makers

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
312
Date Released
19 Dec 1960
Date recorded
2 Dec 1960
Length of issue (in feet)
762
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
NoS Summary - The painstaking work of polishing and silvering telescope mirrors takes place in an underground factory in Coulsdon, Surrey.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
England; Surrey; Coulsdon
Written sources
British Pathe online database
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
276
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Telescope Makers', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 312, 19 Dec 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120994 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)