Life Raft Demonstration (1941)

Title reads: “Life Raft Demonstration“. Location of events unknown. High angled shot of crowd assembled on deck of ship. A man kicks a lever and a life raft is released into the sea down a slipway. Various high angled shots of the raft, men on board assemble weather boats and sail. According to the narrator the raft is unsinkable. C/U of the inventor, Mr R S Chipchase. The inventor has “made a gift to the Nation of his patent“. More shots of raft - a tarpaulin covers the top, protecting the men inside from the elements. 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 G