Sections (1943)

Sections. Probably filmed at Pathe studios, London. M/S of man examining empty shell of sausage roll, we see sections of mine, lighthouse, gun, carburettor, piston of motor and steam engine. A microtome cuts small sections and a woman looks under a microscope at mud from the Thames. Various shots of diagrams explaining how sections are cut mathematically and how curves and reflection direct light rays. Various diagrams show the different sections running through the earth. 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