The Other Man’s Job: Mica the Vital Insulator

Series

Series Name
Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.
S15/60
Paramount Issue No.
1428
Date Released
6 Nov 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
The separation of sheets of mica. Mica mixed with shellac and made solid - then pressed into sheets. Uses include: insulation of electrodes of radio valves for use in field and in air and sea.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
020 7416 5379
Address
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
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How to cite this record

'The Other Man’s Job: Mica the Vital Insulator', Warwork News Issue No. S15/60 Paramount Issue No. 1428, 6 Nov 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/156741 (Accessed 25 Jun 2025)