Giraffe

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
233
Date Released
1978
Length of issue (in feet)
521
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
COI synopsis: Giraffe is a rugged forklift vehicle. But like its animal namesake, it has a long neck which allows it to pick up or place loads over the heads of obstacles. And built in, is an ingenious safety device which prevents Giraffe ever becoming unstable.
Keywords
Vehicles; Transport; Science and technology; Safety devices; Engineering; Design
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/233
Credits:
Cutter
Allen Bowry
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Cutter
Laurence Williamson

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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How to cite this record

'Giraffe', Living Tomorrow Issue No. 233, 1978. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/325967 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)