Cutting Steel Under Water (1936)

Cutting steel under water. Location unknown. M/S of a man in diving suit being lowered into the sea, a reel turns on a boat and he disappears. M/S of hydrogen and oxygen canisters used to fuel the steel cutter, a man adjusts the pressure on deck. Various shots of the diver below the surface as he uses the cutter to sever 6 inch steel bars. He pulls on the rope and is brought to the surface again. 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 news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the Britis