Power Lines - 1944 British Council Film Collection - CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage

An amusing and informative introduction to the manufacture of power cables, set to an jaunty musical score. 'The manufacture of cables for transmitting electric power is shown. Copper bars are rolled and drawn into wire, which is twisted into strands, and covered for insulation and protection with layers of rubber, lead, cloth and paper. The completed cables are then given high-voltage tests before being dispatched from the factory.' (Films of Britain - British Council Film Department Catalogue - 1946) This film has been made available for non-commercial research and educational purposes courtesy the British Council Film Collection. . The British Council Film Collection consists of 120 short documentaries made by the British Council during the 1940s designed to show the world how Britain lived, worked and played. View, download and play with the Collection at www.britishcouncil.org/film . CharlieDeanArchives - Archive footage from the 20th century making history come alive!