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Maurice Leakey
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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

- posted September 03, 2013 05:37 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I have just bought an 800' short from eBay and it arrived in a plastic can which had a library sticker which has been superimposed over its original (unknown) library sticker.

I have never heard of them in all my years of exhibiting 16mm. They are/were:- Film Hire Services, 51 King Ecgbert Road, Totley Rise, Sheffield.

Does any member know of this library, and have they ever hired 16mm films from them?

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Maurice

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David Ollerearnshaw
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Penistone Sheffield UK
Registered: Oct 2012

- posted September 03, 2013 07:02 AM      Profile for David Ollerearnshaw   Author's Homepage   Email David Ollerearnshaw   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
WOW That brings back memories. While I never hired any 16mm (before I had 16mm) from him, I did hire some super 8 films a couple of times. I would say he was a collector hiring his films out to buy new films.

Just run from home location

It was handy for me to visit and hire a few shorts when I did birthday party's.

About 5 years ago I was working on Totley Brook Road, and drove past the end of King Ecgbert Road thinking that rings a bell.
Now I remember why.

I also indulged in my other hobby, model railways, but watching the real ones at the side.

Sorting loads of my old stuff out I wonder if I'll find his old lists?

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

- posted September 03, 2013 07:40 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
There's nothing like nostalgia, very interesting, thank you.

I have just steamed off the label and found the original underneath, it says:-

"This film is the property of the City of Sheffield Education Committee".

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Maurice

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