[kimmie7]

From the comments on youtube: Apparently the womans name was audrey manningham, she was 62 when this film was shot, she suffered from dementia and constantly talked to herself,, she was re fixing a comb she had in her hair at the time, the man who walks in front of her was George Manningham her husband.

[rxsid]

"From the comments on youtube: Apparently the womans name was audrey manningham, she was 62 when this film was shot, she suffered from dementia and constantly talked to herself,, she was re fixing a comb she had in her hair at the time, the man who walks in front of her was George Manningham her husband."

re Fixing a comb in her hair...under the hat?

As others have stated, it's almost certainly an early listening device, and "who" she is talking to, is actually herself...explained with what you note was that she suffered from dementia and constantly talked to herself.

Maybe, she was "hearing" herself talk! haha.