Textile Testing House

Textile Testing House

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Location

Belfast, Belfast City Centre, Ormeau Avenue

Year

1963

Date

Production 16/10/1963

Length

10min 05sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcast Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

UTV roving reporter Charlie Witherspoon takes viewers on a tour of Textile Testing House in Belfast’s Ormeau Avenue. He watches as various kinds of textiles are put through a programme of testing such as seatbelts tested for the pressure at which they break and carpets tested for wear and tear. Other tests are for washability and flammability while one machine is able to replicate the effect of months of sunlight on a fabric within just a few days. Charlie even has a little puzzle for them as he gets them to test some sheets which he has deliberately spilled substances on.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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