Thatched Car
Series
- Series Name
- Colour Pictorial
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- Pathe synopsis: It wasn’t until recently that the villagers of Pebmarsh in Essex sat up and took notice of thatcher John Potter. That was when he bought a real snip of a car for £15 and thatched on a roof to save a £40 bill for a new hood.
- Keywords
- Curiosities; Motor vehicles
- Locations
- England; Essex
- Written sources
- Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards Used for synopsis
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Richard Norton
- Length of story (in feet)
- 105
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