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Food Supply

Grace and power - the miracle of the “gravity runway”.

Advert 1921 9 mins Silent

Overview

The visual splendour - as well as practical benefits - of overhead runways and conveyors are marvellously illustrated in this promotional film shot in unidentified dockyards. The company which made the equipment, called Rownson, Drew & Clydesdale Ltd, was established in 1821, and later moved into making baggage handling apparatus for airports.

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