| GOLD BEATING Item showing how gold leaf is made. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7135 |
| Catalog #: | 105938 | |
| Clip Number: | 105938-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 232 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:30 - 01:47:26 | |
| Location: | London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1949 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Goldsmiths & Silversmiths LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Metalsmith (Blacksmith, etc) OCCUPATIONS: Women | |
| Description: | Gold beating. London. Various shots as gold ingots are pressed out into long ribbons through a machine. They are taken away to be beaten. M/S men with hammers. Squares are placed between layers of vellum and beaten. M/S of marble blocks which absorb the blows. M/S as they check the thickness of the leaf. M/S of a group of girls at a table. C/U as they the leaf with sharpened reeds and put it between pieces of tissue paper. | |
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