New Rnli Lifejacket Demonstrated (1967)

London. Various shots of the demonstration of the function of the new RNLI life jacket at Dolphin Square, London. Demonstrator falls into indoor swimming pool and comes to the surface face up - several takes. Then he can remain afloat for some time. Later, he can inflate it further by mouth to stay afloat even longer. CU. Still photograph showing lifeboat crew wearing old fashion jackets. (Orig. Neg.) Date found in the old record - 16/01/1967. 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 19