Electro Fibralite

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2157
Date Released
5 Oct 1970
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Electro Fibralite. DESCRIPTION: British scientists have developed a new heat-resistant plastic material - Electro Fibralite. A demonstration of the durability of this material and how it could replace more costly metal parts in domestic and industrial use. SHOTLIST: SV man holding Fibrolite car exhaust system. 3 CUs man’s face, fibrolite car rocket box cover in hands exhaust silencer. SV bottles of home made wine are put into fibrolite tray which produces an even temperature, man picks up plug ready to plug in. 5 CUs plug into socket, bottles of home made wine, man holding fibrolite water cylinder for an emersion heater. Fibrolite deep frying unit, plastic plate is dropped in boiling fat immediately it buckles up, 2 shrivelled up plastic plates on a fibrolite plate.
Keywords
Vehicles; Food and cooking; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture
Locations
United Kingdom; Lincoln
Card file number
96382
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Electro Fibralite', British Movietone News Issue No. 2157, 5 Oct 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28516 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)