Operation Matador
1959 , Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh)
Cat no. 2149
Ransomes Matador Lawnmower is driven from Edinburgh to London non-stop.
Lighthearted documentary with commentary following a group of students from Hatfield Technical College as they drive a lawnmower from Edinburgh to London. For the prize of a half pint of beer each, they must get to Hyde Park in four days and present the Superintendant of the Royal Parks with a haggis.
Featured Buildings
Edinburgh Castle; Big Ben
Featured Events
Edinburgh to London by Lawn Mower in Four Days
Keywords
Fun races; Lawnmowers; Students
Other Places
London
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Maker : Don Chipperfield
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Sponsor : Ransomes
Manifestations
Operation Matador
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- Barcode
- INV337180
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- MP4 H264 digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:12:20
- Modification Date
- 25/11/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 734431
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- Barcode
- INV391522
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- MP4 H264 digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:12:20
- Modification Date
- 31/08/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 725167
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- Barcode
- INV365069
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- MP4 H264 digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:12:20
- Modification Date
- 31/08/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 724353
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV389316
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- DV digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:12:20
- Modification Date
- 10/05/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 709871
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV281427
- Canonical Identifier
- 409
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Details
- Carrier Type
- 16mm film
- Colour System
- colour
- Colour Type
- colour
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:14:30
- Has Image
- Y
- Has Sound
- Y
- Identifier
- Image Polarity
- pos
- Modification Date
- 02/11/2010
- Parts
- Reference
- 696100
- Sound
- sound
- Sound System
- optical
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- Barcode
- INV276810
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- master digital
- Colour Type
- colour
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:12:31
- Has Sound
- Y
- Modification Date
- 23/09/2024
- Modification Time
- 14:13:03
- Parts
- Reference
- 679980
- Sound
- sound
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- Barcode
- INV225411
- Canonical Identifier
- A-926
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- 16mm film
- Colour Type
- colour
- Has Sound
- Y
- Identification Notes
- Picture: combined (data migration 25/06/2021)
- Identifier
- Image Polarity
- positive
- Modification Date
- 25/06/2021
- Parts
- Reference
- 561817
- Sound
- sound
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Genre: Documentary / Promotional / Student Film
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Locations: Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh)
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Description Type: monographic
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Subject: lawn mowers / students / competitions
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