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The Leading Motor Engineers

1932 , Cambridge (Cambridgeshire)

Cat no. 732

Promotional film for King and Harper's, automobile and accessories dealers in Cambridge.

A promotional film for King & Harper showcasing some of the cars, motor cycles and bicycles on the market in the early 1930s. Makers include Morris, Rover, Standard, MG, BSA, and Hercules. Sequences are filmed at King & Harper's Cambridge premises on Thompson's Lane, Bridge Street, the after-sales workshop, and the filling stations on Milton Road and Hills Road.

Featured Buildings

King & Harper Ltd, garages on Thompson's Lane, Milton Road, Bridge Street and Hills Road.

Keywords

Bicycles; Car dealers; Garages; Motor cars; Transport

Intertitles

The Showroom in Thompson's Lane. Agents for MORRIS:- Note 1932 models. ROVER 1932 model. STANDARD 1932 model. MG. Our Service Station at Milton Road. Also at Hills Road. Service after Sales. Cellulose Spraying. Every make of Motor Cycle. Distributors of Hercules Bicycles.

Background Information

Kelly's Directory for 1929 records that King & Harper, automobile engineers and accessories dealers, had branches at 6 & 7 Bridge Street, Thompsons Lane, Milton Road and Hills Road. This film may combine shots of the Hills Road and Milton Road branches. A tattered and broken reel of film recently recovered from a cellar at King and Harper’s garage in Bridge Street has been overhauled by the chief projectionist at the Playhouse Cinema. It was taken around 1932 and shows scenes in the firm’s depots and features a man in an up-to-the-minute sports car, which appears very comical to modern eyes, whilst a lady is shown over the latest in six-seater saloons. The price ticket attached to the roof gives its price at £205 - brand new! 6 October 1956 https://archive.org/stream/CambridgeFILMSChronicle/Cambridge%20FILMS%20Chronicle_djvu.txt

Manifestations

The Leading Motor Engineers

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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:37
    Modification Date
    20/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734092
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    INV388776
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:37
    Modification Date
    20/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734090
  • Barcode
    INV394383
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:37
    Modification Date
    20/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734089
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    INV327485
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:02:19
    Modification Date
    18/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734075
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV318459
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:02:19
    Modification Date
    06/06/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    714115
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV279808
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 168
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    30/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    674697
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV155941
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1114
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    24/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673927
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV153509
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 171
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673019
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV152433
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 39
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    21/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    672720
  • Barcode
    INV260757
    Canonical Identifier
    A-929
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    35mm film
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    656246
  • Barcode
    INV221712
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-785
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:04:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563330
  • Barcode
    INV??1919
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-250
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563329
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV426554
    Canonical Identifier
    B-277
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    35mm full gate film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562526
    Sound
    silent

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