News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

29

Date Released

1970

Length of issue (in feet)

448

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Scooter Ski
• 2. Children’s Teeth
• 3. To Sea In A Mirror
• 4. Hoverhawk

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: A little boat with a big future is the Mirror 14 - it uses a revolutionary construction technique and comes in a kit that can be easily assembled in a week.

Researcher Comments

A lightweight, easy to handle racing dinghy, which - seen here being factory assembled - usually arrives in kit form for self-assembly. Pre-shaped planks of marine plywood are stitched together with wire, and the edges are sealed with resin bonded glass fibre.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Science and technology

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/29

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7580 7503

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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