Mechanical Arm for Postman

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1887A
Date Released
5 Aug 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mechanical Arm for Postman. DESCRIPTION: A new sorting office in London’s West End, has cost the GPO four and a half million pounds. It’s claimed to be the most up to date and most highly mechanised sorting office in the country. SHOTLIST: GV new GPO sorting office in London’s West End. MS postman emptying parcels from sack down chute. CU ditto. MS parcels from chute onto moving belt. MCU ditto. MS parcels on moving belt. MS man at electronic controls. CU ditto. MS parcels being hand sorted and coded. CU controls of sorting machine. MCU parcels being sorted. LS parcels dropping into sacks from moving belt. CU parcels dropping into sacks. MLS men sorting parcels for different despatch points. MS parcels falling from sacks. MS men putting parcels into despatch sacks. MS sacks put onto moving belt for despatch. GV GPO building.
Keywords
Communications; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture
Locations
London
Card file number
89998
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mechanical Arm for Postman', British Movietone News Issue No. 1887A, 5 Aug 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26094 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)