Can You Invent (1928)

No title. Three men stand beside a large model aeroplane. M/S of the men as they manoeuvre the wings presumably getting it ready for take off. “Its 1 H.P. steam engine could drive it nearly a mile.“ C/U of the engine. L/S of the propellor being turned. “Bit different from today’s monsters... but they’ve had to grow.“ Low angle of the front of a full size plane. It is an Imperial Airways plane with the words “City of Glasgow“ on the side. The plane is being prepared for flight. Panning shot on the ground shows a group of photographers standing on the runway waiting for the plane to take off. “And dealing with ideas, a brain wave evolved the rotary snow plough, as distinct from the old straight “pusher.“ Various shots of a large snow plough. “Some Inventor realised that snow could be more easily “eaten“ piecemeal, instead of pushing it aside.“ M/S of the snow plough moving away from the camera. M/S of the snow plough seen from the front. “Refinements mark our progress... a new kind of fork h
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