Water-Proofer Waterproofer (1948)

Surrey. Waterproofed clothes. Various shots of rain beating down onto house. C/U of girl in summer frock and headscarf peering through some French windows. She steps boldly into the rain - the narrator explains her clothes have been dipped in a special solution that make the fibres water-repellent. Various extreme C/Us of water running off the treated garments. 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 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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