The ideas of London’s Dollis Hill Research Station and of the Post Office of the future. Shows examples of automation in the post office such as “Alf” the automatic letter facer, and “Elsie” electronic letter sorting and indicating equipment, to illustrate the future of a completely mechanised postal service.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006555
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mechanization
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Automation
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Great Britain
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)