Title
Film entitled, Tractor Division Ford of Dagenham presents Industrial Power Demonstrated
Reference
TR FOR PH6/29/1
Production date
1956
Creator
Scope and Content
Summary: Visit to Ford Dagenham site for demonstration of machinery using Fordson Major industrial power.
Detail: Opening shot of Tower Bridge in London. Scenes of industrial represenatives boarding a boat on the Thames and their arrival at the jetty for Ford Dagenham Tractor Division. Demonstrations of specialised equipment for road-building, including the Aveling-Barford roller, the an earth-boring machine and log bandmill. Scenes of men demonstrating pneumatic spades, rammers, drills and other portable tools powered by Fordson.Shows earth-moving demonstrations using range of machinery including the Domobile excavator, Merton loaders, a Bray dual loader, a Chaseside loadmaster, Weatherhill hydraulic loading shovel and a Matbro super loadster. Further demonstrations of machinery using Fordson Major power including the Taylor jumbo junior crane, Morris crane, Matbro forklift and Onions scraper.
Extent
1 reel to reel film; 1 MPEG 4 file
Physical description
Colour, sound, 12 mins and 0 secs.; 1 reel to reel film [MASTER]; 1 MPEG 4 file [ACCESS]
Language
English
Level of description
file
Content Subject
Conditions governing access
Access Copy MPEG 4
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Holder: Tractor Division, Ford of Dagenham and Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies Ltd
Additional copyright information: Produced by Ford Film Unit, Westrex Recording System
