THE TEST SPHERE AT MRE PORTON [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE TEST SPHERE AT MRE PORTON [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DED 94
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION - UNLISTED [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: (Very poor copy) Instructional film uses animation and film to show how sampling of aerosols is tested inside either of two spheres (one mile from MRE building), where protective clothing and respirators are worn. Guinea pigs are placed in boxes to test microorganisms.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION - UNLISTED [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour (Kodachrome)
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  • Object_Number: DED 94
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (DED 94)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1970
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Porton Down (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour (Kodachrome) Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 473 ft; Running time: 15 mins ca (24fps)
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    DED 94

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