Giant Telescope Parsons - Reel 2 (1933)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. Shots of the large lifting machinery in a giant telescope being built by Charles Parsons factory in Newcastle-on-Tyne. Various shots in the factory as the telescope mechanisms are being built. Various shots of measuring devices on the telescope. Shots of the iris of the telescope opening. Shots of one of the lenses being ground for the telescope. More parts of the massive machinery are put together. Exterior shots of parts of the observatory being built. (some of these shots are scratched), More shots in the factory as the telescope takes shape. (Many of the shots are separated by spacing) 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 mor