| GLASS MAKING Item shows manufacture of glass reinforced with wire netting at factory in West Midlands. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7133 |
| Catalog #: | 105908 | |
| Clip Number: | 105908-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 216 | |
| Timecode: | 01:28:24 - 01:30:48 | |
| Location: | Smethwick, West Midlands. | |
| Year Shot: | 1948 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Glass LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England OCCUPATIONS: Factory Workers | |
| Description: | Glass making at Smethwick, West Midlands. Manufacture of glass reinforced with wire netting at factory near Birmingham. C/U scoop picking up raw material. L/S scoop entering chute. C/U scoop emptying. L/S shot of industrial oven. C/U boiling liquid glass. C/U man. L/S pressing machine. C/U meter. C/U thermometer. C/U starting light. L/S wire netting entering pressing machine, pan down to net being pressed into soft glass. C/U rollers in action. C/U net being pressed into glass. Various shots completed glass leaving machine. Various shots man cutting glass into sections. Various shots men lifting cut sections. M/S man removing cut section from bench. M/S man putting cut section into crate. | |
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