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New alloy of gold for wedding rings

Week number 50-49

Newsreels in which Dutch subjects of a certain week are presented.

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The firm Menthen based in Utrecht invented a new gold alloy which improves the haulage capacity and the strength. Wedding rings with this new material shall wear less out. SHOTS: - A goldsmith produces wedding rings with a special machine. - A demonstration that proves the strength is given in Utrecht: a tow truck lifts an automobile with two people in it with the ring wearing all the weight.

 
Creator:
Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator)
Publication date:
30 November 1950
Length:
01:20

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Type:
video
Original format:
Film 
User:
Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid
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