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1941 Government acts to end illegal production of black market cosmetics
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2:05Now PlayingDate: 3rd November 1941
Location: LONDON, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
General views London Chamber of Commerce building / Board of Trade meeting at table/ Captain Charles Waterhouse MC MP (Conservative) at table / Waterhouse addressing meeting SOT
- Says that he hopes that with the co-operation of the cosmetic manufacturers and the common sense of the women of this country that the Black Market on cosmetics will be stamped out
SLATE INFORMATION: 'Good scenes'
General views 'Yardley' cosmetics factory / 'Evan Williams Shampoos' factory / 'Coty' factory exterior / General views 'Max Factor' factory exteriors / GV "Ponds" factory
Black market cosmetics lined up on shelf inside shop / Black marketeer picking up bottles from dirt heap and working to mix illegal cosmetics in shed
National Temperance Hospital / Magnified image of bacteria in black market cosmetic
London Chamber of Commerce building / Captain Waterhouse addressing meeting on getting rid of black market make-up / Syringe being injected into girl's arm by doctor and then doctor rubbing cotton wool over girl's arm
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Fashion and Costume; Home Front; Media; Shops and Shopping
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