ROYAL ORDNANCE, WOLVERHAMPTON [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ROYAL ORDNANCE, WOLVERHAMPTON [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DEF 8
  • Other titles: DEFENCE EXPORT SERVICES ORGANISATION (DESO) COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: General views of the Royal Ordnance Speciality Metals factory in Featherstone, near Wolverhampton, including conveyor belts: robotic arms pick up rods and place them in position on the belt. Large automatic lathe trims and polishes the rods. Extreme close-ups of hot metal rod in furnace.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: DEFENCE EXPORT SERVICES ORGANISATION (DESO) COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: DEF 8
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 1976-1989
  • Production Date: 1980
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic (Hi-Band) Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 20; Running time: 15 mins (ca)
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    DEF 8

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