A Big Pull (1933)

Canada. Titles read: “A BIG PULL - Lots of people are said to get on with the aid of a ’pull’ - but here’s one of the biggest pulls of all - as practised by the Canadian Mines Department.“ M/S of man examine the steel prongs of a three inch rope. Several shots of the rope being tested for strength. C/Us of the the strands snapping due to extreme weight. 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 British Pathé website.