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Telephone Cables: Working In A Manhole, Dagenham (1950s)

A man carefully fixes electric cables in a manhole, demonstrating the work of Dagenham’s Telephone Cables company in the 1950s.

Sponsored film 1954 4 mins Silent

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Overview

Telephone Cables of Dagenham were one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of electrical cables, and this short film from the 1950s shows a man in a manhole fixing cables. It’s unclear where it was shot, as one scenes shows fields and countryside. From the Telephone Cables collection.

Barking & Dagenham Heritage and Archives Service