The Big Rollers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2071
Date Released
10 Feb 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Big Rollers. DESCRIPTION: The fashion in the Construction Industry is Nylon. In Birmingham, at a new tyre Laboratory, they test gigantic tyres for earth moving vehicles, including the largest all-Nylon tyre in Europe - containing enough Nylon for over seven thousand pairs of Stockings. SHOTLIST: MCU earth moving vehicle. MS tyre mould at Fort Dunlop. 2 shots of men lifting top of mould off tyre. CU tyre inside mould. MS ditto. CU 37.5 - 39 printed on wheel. MS stacked tyres. CU Earth-moving machine tyre test sign. CU tyre on machine begins to revolve. MS ditto. MS operator in control room of tyre tester. 2 shots ditto. CU shot of tyre being tested as seen on TV screen in control room. CU gauge. CU tyre as seen on TV. TS tyre on machine. 2 shots ditto. CU gauge. 3 shots man tests temperature of tyre with thermometer needle. CU meter recording temperature. LAS Earthmover towards camera. MS Earthmover along road.
Keywords
Vehicles; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Birmingham; United Kingdom; Fort Dunlop
Card file number
94410
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Big Rollers', British Movietone News Issue No. 2071, 10 Feb 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27743 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)