Safety Oil Heaters (1967)

Bath Fire Station, North Somerset (formerly Avon). New safety oil heater is demonstrated. Firemen inspect the new design. VS Of the new fire oil heater which is supposed to be fool-proof. VS Demonstration of oil heater of old-type which when knocked over, catches alight and the curtains start to burn. This is demonstrated in the open air by an actress who pretends to be frightened by the fire. VS The new heater is lit and swung around in the air, kicked over and it is still safe. (Orig. Neg.) 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),