| ANGORA RABBITS Mrs Hare keeps Angora rabbits for their fur which she spins and knits into jumpers. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7165 |
| Catalog #: | 102433 | |
| Clip Number: | 102433-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 449 | |
| Timecode: | 01:40:57 - 01:42:26 | |
| Location: | Dartford, Kent. | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Rabbits HOBBIES: Crafts, Needlework INDUSTRY: Textiles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent | |
| Description: | ANGORA RABBITS Mrs Hare keeps Angora rabbits for their fur which she spins and knits into jumpers. Dartford, Kent. SLS Rabbit cages at the back of the house woman walks to one of them. MS After looking in one cage she goes to an- other - opens the door takes out a white angora rabbit. SLS Woman walking towards table in the garden by the side of which appears to be a vacuum cleaner. MS Places angora rabbit on table and gives him a quick brushing she bends down and switches on the vacuum cleaner and begins to vacuum the rabbit. CS.Woman vacuuming the rabbit and starts to pluck the hair from the rabbit. CS.Woman's face as she works. CS.Plucking rabbit. MS Elevated. Plucking the rabbit but showing the large amount of hair that is being removed. MS Plucking rabbit and showing the hair that is being re- moved. She picks up the hair. MS Woman carries hair to table by the side of an old spinning wheel and sits down at the machine. She begins to spin. CS.Her foot operating the treadle. SCS.Guiding the wool into the bobbin. CS.Bobbin and flyer turning. CS.Woman's hands as she feeds the wool into the machine. SCS.Woman's face. MS Woman with machine in foreground. SLS Woman sitting on settee knitting. MS Woman sitting on settee knitting (she wears a rabbit wool jumper). | |
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