| GOLDSMITH'S PLATE the Goldsmith company assessing silver to be hallmarked | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7152 |
| Catalog #: | 106427 | |
| Clip Number: | 106427-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 359 | |
| Timecode: | 01:54:21 - 01:55:55 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Craftsmen / Handmade INDUSTRY: Goldsmiths & Silversmiths LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Goldsmith company testing silver for hall marking, London. MS Workmen at bench grating particles of silver from silverware. CU 1 worker scraping silver. & CU T.S. scraping base of article and starting to collect scrapings. CU Scooping up scrapings and putting on scales weighing them and putting filings into piece of paper. CU Scales with silver on them. putting silver into another container. CU filling bottles with acid. & Big CU bottles of acid on. MS worker clamping down 'shaker' & CU and starting machine shaking up bubbles. CU Bottles shaking. CU worker filling bottles Big CU Putting drops into bottles. TS. Stamping silverware. Big. CU Hitting stamp with hammer. CU Mark left by stamp. CU Finished silverware. CU Another article. CU Another silver container. | |
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