Lord Mayors Example Post Early (1938)

Item title reads - Lord Mayor’s example. M/S of London’s Lord Mayor, Sir Frank Bowater, sat at his desk which is piled high with parcels, three postmen stand with him, one has a sack ready. The mayor stands up and makes a speech about all the extra men employed for the Christmas rush and urges everyone to post early as he is doing. The postman says he is grateful for the example and hopes people will follow it. M/S of sign saying ’Post early this Christmas’ on the side of the post van. M/S as sacks are loaded on and the door shut. M/S as it drives away. 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