Premium Bond Draw (1957)

Unissued / Unused material. First Premium Savings Bond draw. Lytham St. Anne’s, Lancashire. Various shots Postmaster General Ernest Marples starting ERNIE (Electronic Random Number Indicating Equipment). Various shots of Lord Mackintosh speaking and holding up card of first £1,000 winning number. Various shots of ERNIE in action, Pamela Schofield and Norma Gregson stand by it, Norma cuts tape with numbers on it. Various shots Mr Grayson at control panel. Various cut-a-way shots of crowd, photographers, and ERNIE. CU Lord Mackintosh with winning Bond. 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), Bri