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Posted by Mal Brake (Member # 14) on August 23, 2005, 04:43 PM:

I have been asked by a local Mining Museum to clean, check and advise them on the content of a number of 16mm coal mining films. These films were last used over 20 years ago and the museum hadn't access to a 16mm projector. I picked up the films today and have begun repairs (splices, leaders etc). As my background is in mining as an electrician this should be interesting work.
Mal

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on August 24, 2005, 03:12 AM:

Mal, this is a cool (coal?) assignement! [Wink]

Good luck on the restoration job.

Posted by David Pannell (Member # 300) on August 24, 2005, 03:39 AM:

Nice opportunity, Mal, to use your expertise and background for the benefit of the good old celluloid.

Dave.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on August 24, 2005, 01:48 PM:

How nice to hear this, as opposed to something like 'I found a load of old films in a skip outside a museum!'

It would get even better if you later reported that they are buying a projector (which would hardly cost the earth) and are going to show them!

Adrian

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on August 24, 2005, 05:41 PM:

Mal, now that Jean-Marc has opened the door, [Wink]

I hope it's now a reel bitumous assignment! [Big Grin]

Posted by Mal Brake (Member # 14) on August 24, 2005, 05:41 PM:

Adrian, you were not far off the mark with your comments. I have over 40 NCB in my collection [sad, innit?] some of which were rescued from another Museum that had already thrown away two wheelbarrow - loads worth in to a skip. I have screened some of them to local Historical Societies which raised considerable interest due to this area being, until the 1980's, a major coal producing region.
Mal

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