| ANTIQUES Display of the exhibits at the Antique Dealers Fair in London: toys, gu | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6009 |
| Catalog #: | 36031 | |
| Clip Number: | 36031-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 96 | |
| Timecode: | 01:13:47 - 01:15:11 | |
| Location: | Great Britain, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | EXHIBITIONS: Misc HOBBIES: Collecting LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London TOYS: Misc WEAPONS: Misc | |
| Description: | ANTIQUES Display of the exhibits at the Antique Dealers Fair in London Kensington, London. C/U shot of a puppet monkey "possibly a Voltaire caricature", part of a 19th century music box, one of the exhibits of the Antique Dealers Fair in Kensington, London. M/S of a man looking at the music box which is placed on the table covered with the exhibits. He picks up something and unfolds it. It is "a charming toy of Victorian era" a little Jacob's Ladder picture (the one that transforms into different picture when its top is twisted). Man demonstrates to the camera how the toy works. C/U shot of a picture changing. C/U shot of a hand opening a small, golden, beautifully carved box. Extreme C/U shot reveals the content of the box: an opium pipe. This is 1851 Opium Box, explains the voiceover as a hand closes the box. M/S of a man and a woman observing funny looking thing which man holds in his arms. BCU Hand replacing objects into position the lid is closed showing ornate decoration. MS Man showing to girl poacher's trip gun. CU Man's face pan down to CU of gun as it is being demonstrated. CU Girl examining the muzzle of the gun pan slowly over to show CU of gun. It is a poacher's trip gun made around 1750. It used to be attached to trees or stakes with wires and it would fire warning shot when the wire was pulled. | |
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