A diagram compares the payload capacity between vehicles powered by lead battery versus Edison battery. A WW1 era United States battleship sailing in an ocean. Steel beams of a skyscraper under construction. Vibration testing of Edison battery to check durability under use. A man operating an electric motorized cart carrying packages crosses a train track and loses one of the packages. Animation demonstrates the benefits of the Edison Battery, noting that it can be overcharged, overcharged, and even reverse charged. Photo of Edison battery array in a control room. A ‘Mrs. Wagner’s Pies- The Wagner Pastry Co.’ Edison battery electric delivery van is started and drives in the midst of a blizzard, thus demonstrating battery resistance to freezing conditions. This is probably near Newark, New Jersey, headquarters for the company.
United States Ambassador to Iran Henry F. Grady gives an interview for Longines Chronoscope on CBS Television. Advertisement for Swiss watchmaker Longines-Wittnauer watch company. Longines Chronoscope moderation Frank Knight introduces himself, with Frazier Hunt and William Bradford Huie the panelists for the interview. Former Ambassador to Iran Mr. Henry F. Grady is introduced to the audience. The panelists and Mr. Grady discuss about the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry. Mr. Grady talks about the control of private companies, mainly American and British, of the Iranian oil industry before the nationalization. “I don’t think Russia could get any of the oil” Ambassador Grady said when asked about the possibility of Soviet takeover of the Iranian oil industry. William Bradford Huie asks Grady about Premier Mohammad Mosaddegh, the leader behind the nationalization movement. Ambassador Grady briefly gives his opinion about a possible settlement between foreign companies and Iran until he is interrupted by Huie. Frank Knight introduces the panelists and guests again before advertising Longines watches to the audience. Longines clock gears and mechanism moving. Display of international gold medal awards won by Longines. Longines wristwatches for men and women on display.
A New York Airways helicopter (Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight Model 107, N66820) lifting off from a heliport in New York City. Low aerial view of various buildings of New York City including 40 Wall Street and financial district of Manhattan. Change of scene to aerial view of the Marina City building still under construction in Chicago, Illinois. Various views of cars driving on stacked highway interchanges in the United States.
A man meets his family outside a farm house in the United States. The children, wife, and the man board a new Ford Model T car parked in front of the house. A dog moves past the car. One of the children is carrying a lamb. The man helps children enter the car.
A wool buyer gets out of his Ford Model T car at a farm in the United States. He waves upon his arrival. A farmer greets him. They inspect the car door and upholstery, talk, and leave it open as they walk away.
An opening remark written by J. Edgar Hoover, the Director of the FBI. A Smith and Wesson Model 10 revolver with United States police badges. Various revolvers and hand guns on display. An M1911 pistol with an elaborately designed holster belt. A police officer holding a revolver arrests two criminals. The two criminals turn their backs with their hands up and facing a wall. The policeman points with his Colt Official Police Positive revolver.
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