Channel Title: Jack Fuller Channel Description: <video> Gallant Journey, 1946, Pt. 2- Description: </video> <video> Snow Jan. 23, 2016- Description: Gaithersburg, MD...about 29 inches- </video> <video> Slide Rule Problem- Description: </video> <video> Naval Gun Factory- Description: The Washington Navy Yard officially became the United States Naval Gun Factory in Dec. 1945. It was re-designated Washington Navy Yard in July 1964. By 1942 the NGF apprentice program had expanded to an all time high of 3116 apprentices. My father was one of those apprentices, and completed the Precision Lens, Prism, and Test Plate Maker apprenticeship on Nov. 15, 1942. At about 10:09 in the film, optics production is covered. The bulk of the optical glass supplied to the NGF was provided by the National Bureau of Standards. Between the wars NBS was the only research facility engaged in research and production of optical glass. Funds were provided by the Naval Bureau of Ordnance. Before 1940 the entire production was going to the Naval Gun Factory. Production went from 15,000 pounds in 1940 to 240,000 pounds in 1942-43. To keep up supply, 1/2 being supplied by NBS, Bausch & Lomb, Haywood Optical, and Libbey-Owens Ford provided the rest. This glass was used to produce lenses, prisms, windows for use in all kinds of fire control devices. A large range-finder could contain as many as 160 optical elements. At the end of the film are shown my father's apprentice certificate, scenes at the NBS glass works in the District, and the NGF Optical Shop reunion in 1961. </video> <video> Mysterious Island- Chapters 8-13- Description: </video> <video> Pond Fish- Description: </video> <video> Mysterious Island- Chapters 1-7- Description: Columbia Pictures 1951, 15 chapter serial of the Jules Verne classic, Mysterious Island (does deviate from the original, though). Starring Richard Crane, Karen Randle, Marshall Reed, Ralph Hodges, and Gene Roth. </video> <video> Mysterious Island- Chapters 14 & 15- Description: </video> <video> Gallant Journey, 1946, Pt. 1- Description: Director William A. Wellman's tribute to aviation pioneer John Montgomery. In 1883 Montgomery built a practical glider. Staring Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles, Henry Travers, and Jimmy Loyd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Joseph_Montgomery http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/160801%7C0/Gallant-Journey.html </video> <video> MST3K- The Movie- This Island Earth- Description: </video> <video> Gallant Journey, 1946, Pt. 3- Description: </video> <video> The Luck Of The Irish (1948)- Description: A charming film starring Tyrone Power and Anne Baxter. Co-starring Cecil Kellaway, Lee J. Cobb, and Jayne Meadows. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040553/ </video> <video> The Raid /Van Heflin Description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raid_(1954_film) Hope this reposting is easier to watch. The original was not the best recording. </video> <video> Lithium Glass Pour- Description: Video opens with a peek inside furnace at Platinum crucible at 1400 deg.C containing about 650 gr of doped Lithium glass. After the Platinum stirrer is removed, the glass mixture is poured into a predetermined Aluminum frame. After the glass stabilizes, it is moved onto a paddle and placed in a preheated oven at 450 deg.C to equalize. </video> <video> The War Of The Worlds- Unfinished TV Pilot- Description: In the mid 1970's George Pal was developing a TV series set in the future developing the theme of his 1953 movie. Including here are some unused images of Gordon Jennings and his special effects crew. Ending with a photo gallery of the making of Pal's 1953 movie. </video>

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