FEED THE FURNACES [Main Title]

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  • Title: FEED THE FURNACES [Main Title]
  • Film Number: UKY 245
  • Other titles: ANY OLD IRON [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: The need for scrap metal - one third of Britain's steel needs can be met from scrap.
  • Description: Industry and agriculture have been asked for old machinery; local authorities help by contributing (park railings) and collecting - now the film appeals to the private citizen, and suggests likely objects (lawnmower, flatiron etc). A scrap yard is shown in some detail - piles of scrap; electromagnets; compression of light scrap, while heavier or awkwardly shaped objects are cut up mechanically or by oxy-acetylene burners. Commentary points out that 1 ton of scrap, converted into shipping, can carry 3 tons of material.
  • Alternative Title: ANY OLD IRON [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: UKY 245
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Supply (Production sponsor) Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Merton Park Studios (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: industry, British - general: scrap metal (object name) industry, British - primary: steel (object name) propaganda, British - practical (object name) GB, England (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 463 ft; Running time: 6 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    UKY 245

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