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Free Air

1937/9 min 40 sec/33 shots

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This 1937 Handy Organization film explains how gasoline and air mix in an automobile carburetor to power an engine. Using demonstrations of oxidation, combustion, Venturi action, and fuel consumption, it shows how carburetor and engine design improved gasoline efficiency.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Collection: Prelinger Archives
Original title: Free Air
Date: 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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