| GLOBE MAKING Good item showing how spherical maps of the world are made. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7137 |
| Catalog #: | 106957 | |
| Clip Number: | 106957-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 242 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:46 - 01:03:40 | |
| Location: | Willesden, North West London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1949 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOBBIES: Crafts, Paper LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MAPS PLANS CHARTS: Globes | |
| Description: | Globe making. Willesden, North West London. A man puts wet paper around a hollow wooden globe, it is then treated with tallow and the two halves separated. M/S as it is put on a spike and the two halves are stuck together. The globe then receives 9 layers of plaster. It is taken to another department where the map of the world is pasted on in sections. The woman puts it on a spike and carries it back to be put on an axis. Various shots as it is varnished. Aerial shot of different sized globes. (papier mache) | |
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