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| | | Mining Review 13th Year No. 4: Speaking Through Coal | | December 1954 | | 35mm, black and white, 2 mins | | | | Production Company | Data Film Productions | | Sponsor | National Coal Board |
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A a look at Welsh anthracite and its use as one of the most important materials in telephones. Show full synopsis
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This film examines the importance of the coal industry to "the new-type GPO phone" through the provision of anthracite, from which comes the carbon used in the mouthpiece. Ros Cranston *This film is included in the BFI DVD compilation 'Portrait of a Miner: The National Coal Board Collection Volume 1'.
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Complete film (2:33)
