Hardware Exhibition

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2174
Date Released
1 Feb 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hardware Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: A bit of everything including the kitchen sink at the Hardware Trades Fair at Olympia. One manufacturer doesn’t seem to give a tinker’s cuss about his pots and pans. He’s out to prove his hardware’s hard-wearing. SHOTLIST: SV teddy bear on big wheel at hardware exhibition. GV big wheel & exhibition. CU battery operated polystyrene cutter is assembled. SV man starts to cut piece of polystyrene. CU polystyrene being cut. SV man cutting pan to model castle made of polystyrene. CU cloth demonstration board covered with fluff. BIG CU ditto at 119’ brush starts to remove fluff. CU brush in action. SV woman brushing sock with sponge cloth. CU sock brushed.
Keywords
Inventions and discoveries; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
96750
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hardware Exhibition', British Movietone News Issue No. 2174, 1 Feb 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28683 (Accessed 09 May 2025)