Cinemagazine items: An entirely new concept in Aviaries provides tropical birds in the north of England with the right environment; carbon dioxide is used to isolate fault sections in a water supply system needing repair - also see a simple way to prevent pipes that may freeze in the winter from bursting; a new artificial leg which automatically telescopes at the knee helps the user to walk naturally.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006384
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Environmental aspects
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Great Britain
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Birds - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-storage
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-storage
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply - Great Britain
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Artificial limbs
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)