Motor Boat (1920-1929)

Motor Boat. German titles read: ’Ein Motorboot in Tropfenform, das 25 Personen mit 100 Kilometer Stundengeschwindigkeit befordern kann, wurde auf der Weser versucht.’ (May be incorrect as timecode covers part of titles on vhs copy.) Germany. German experimental motorboat c 1920’S. Opens w/ 1 of crew turning crank to start the motor; while another man pushes off w/ pole; the boat has a big propeller mounted on the back; above the water. Various shots of this rather bizarre craft; shaped like an ellipse w/ pointed ends; skimming across the water; a sort of air-boat. Like a precursor to the hovercraft (?). Oddities. Boats and ships. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the ne