Mail Train (1930)

No title. Mail is being sorted. Issue states that this is on board a train although the train is not seen. C/Us of mail bags being opened and letters being tipped out. Men sort mail into pigeonholes. A bag of mail is sealed with string and placed into a leather bag (a “net“?) which is then fixed to a metal lever. Shot of a postman walking up to a front door with a bag of mail over his shoulder and a letter in his hand. He puts the letter through the letter box. Safety print exists. 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