| FIRST CORNISH OYSTER FEAST Duchy of Cornwall oysters are enjoyed in first Cornish oyster feast. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5324 |
| Catalog #: | 244772 | |
| Clip Number: | 244772-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1236 | |
| Timecode: | 01:28:57 - 01:30:08 | |
| Location: | Falmouth, Cornwall | |
| Year Shot: | 1925 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FISHING: Commercial, Large Scale FISHING: Shellfish FOOD: Seafood, Shellfish LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Cornwall | |
| Description: | First Cornish Oyster Feast. "Duchy of Cornwall" oysters will - it is predicted - soon rival Colchester and Whitstable. Falmouth, Cornwall. M/S of fishermen on a boat, they throw the nets into the water, then haul them out again, other men stand behind and watch. C/U of men cutting the oysters open and gobbling the contents. M/S of the group on the boat, they raise their oysters then eat them. M/S of the fishermen and women, all are wearing jumpers with shields on, the camera pans across them. M/S of two ladies stood with the mayor, the girls are wearing hats with the initials 'D.O.C.O.F.' on the front. C/U of one elderly man with the same hat. | |
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