Walkie-Talkie Used By Firemen (1946)

Unissued / Unused Material. Demonstration of the new Walkie-Talkie (army set 28) equipment in use by NFS (National Fire Staff). CU fireman equipped with one, using set to communicate with other firemen. Shots of woman operating radio transmitter in car. Firemen working on blaze receive instructions via small radio sets. Old record suggests date as 10/07/1946. 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.