GUNS - BREECH MECHANISM [Main Title]

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  • Title: GUNS - BREECH MECHANISM [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 263
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  • Summary: Women workers at the Armstrong Whitworth munitions works at Elswick, Tyneside, operating heavy plant to make breeches and barrels for large calibre guns, probably 1918.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 263
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 263)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Woods-Taylor, G (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Armstrong Whitworth (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: industry, British - guns (object name) 31/3(41) (event) Elswick, Northumberland, England, UK (geography) (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 265 ft; Running time: 5 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 263

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