| CRICKET BATS All the processes involved in making cricket bats are shown. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6041 |
| Catalog #: | 502863 | |
| Clip Number: | 502863-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 390 | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:19 - 01:25:02 | |
| Location: | Bungay, Suffolk. | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Plant Nursery, Trees INDUSTRY: Sporting Goods LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Suffolk SPORTS/CRICKET: Misc | |
| Description: | CRICKET BATS All the processes involved in making cricket bats are shown. Bungay, Suffolk. Various shots of two men tending to saplings and seedlings. Man looks at the trunk of a willow tree to see if it is ready to be felled in order to provide wood for cricket bats. A "W" is cut into the trunk of a tree selected for felling. A chain-saw is used to fell the tree. The trunk is measured and cut. C/Us of man cutting a piece of trunk into three. The splitting of the wood is always done by hand - never by machine. Interior of a workshop. Craftsmen are seen working on cricket bats. All the processes involved in making the bats are shown. Film ends with short shot of a game of cricket in progress on a village green. | |
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