| FESTIVAL WICKERWORK A team of people create wickerwork models for the Festival of Britain | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7149 |
| Catalog #: | 106923 | |
| Clip Number: | 106923-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 336 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:17 - 01:37:29 | |
| Location: | Tower Street, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Basket Weaving INDUSTRY: Craftsmen / Handmade LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Festival wickerwork. Basket makers work on wicker models for the Festival of Britain. Tower Street, London. . CU Frank White tapping nails into wicker-work figures. MS Man working on figure moves it aside and goes to another figure. He lifts it and puts it down again. CU Hands testing length of cane. MS Man picks up small-scale model and moves to large-scale one. CU Man bending cane into position. MS Bending cane man walks out of picture. MS He puts down small-scale model and puts length of can over flame. CU Holding cane over flame. CU Man. MS He finishes heating cane and walks out of frame. TS. Woman modelling small figure Ursula Earle. (2 shots). CU Little model hands holding ruler aainst it to show scale. MS Man holding big ruler against larger model starts to thread cane to form arm of model. CU MS Weaving cane into arm. | |
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