Ice On The Brain Aka Ice To Prevent Guardsmen Fainting (1950)

Ice to prevent guardsmen fainting, Welling, Kent. M/S man taking seat next to second man on park bench. First man looks very hot and tired: he wipes his brow, his tie is undone and he carries his hat. The second man looks very cool. C/U of small thermometer on second man's hat. The second man takes off his hat and shows the first man a contraption inside the hat: a small container full of dry ice that keeps the wearer cool. The device was invented for use by Guardsmen parading on hot days. 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