| GLASS BOATS small boat being made from fibre glass | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7156 |
| Catalog #: | 105895 | |
| Clip Number: | 105895-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 385 | |
| Timecode: | 01:25:53 - 01:28:20 | |
| Location: | Surrey. | |
| Year Shot: | 1952 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Glass LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Surrey TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Construction & Repair | |
| Description: | GLASS BOATS. A small boat is made from a new material - fibre glass at a factory in Surrey. MS Man handling glass wool substance. CU Hands sorting over glass wool. MS Man walks away from pile and picks up can and starts pouring into bowl. CU Man pouring. CU Thick sticky substance going into bowl. MS Man puts down bowl and walks off. MS Putting bowl of liquid down by side of 'mat' of glass wool applying liquid with paint brush. MS Man putting piece of wood into 'weight testing machine'. CU Man releasing weight. CU Weight hitting wood hands extracting pieces. CU Man putting 'glass' wood into position. CU Finger releasing weight trigger. CU Weight hitting and bouncing off. MS Man taking out 'glass' wood and bending it to show flexibility. CU Wood and 'glass' wood together showing ordinary wood much thicker. MS Two men opening vault and taking our glass boat. MS Another angle of two men opening vaults and taking out glass boat and turning boat up on end. MS Man checking texture of surface. CU Showing transparency of boat ribs showing through. MS Hand showing through boat. MS Man walking down to river with boat on his back. MS Another angle man walking down to river he stops and turns round before taking boat off back. CU Harness being slipped. MS Man lowering boat to ground and shoving into water. MS Man takes off harness and puts it in boat. MS Man picks up outboard motor and gets into boat starts to fix outboard to stern of boat. CU Hand pulling starting cord after winding. CU Swan watching proceedings. MS Man goes away down river. (Orig. Neg.) | |
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