Mini-Deck Welder

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
15
Date Released
1969
Filmed
Oct 1969
Length of issue (in feet)
456
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
COI synopsis: In shipyards around the world it usually takes a gang of men and a crane to weld a deck; now it needs only one man - and a machine small enough for him to carry away when the job’s done.
Researcher Comments
According to the script commentary, the film was shot at Harland and Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast
Keywords
Ships and boats; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/15
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sound
Chris Wilden
Camera
Dick Ewen
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Howard Williams
Presenter
Ian Morrison
Producer
Janice Willett / Kay
Presenter
Marion Foster
Director
Mark Lawton
Cutter
William Hammerton

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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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).
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How to cite this record

'Mini-Deck Welder', Living Tomorrow Issue No. 15, 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/350805 (Accessed 10 Jul 2025)