| HAND-MADE STEEL (HANDMADE STEEL) George Goodwin makes containers for holding molten steel. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7136 |
| Catalog #: | 205124 | |
| Clip Number: | 205124-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 234 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:52 - 00:02:58 | |
| Location: | Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1949 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Ceramic INDUSTRY: Craftsmen / Handmade INDUSTRY: Metal, Iron & Steel LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Yorkshire | |
| Description: | Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire. CU of bare feet pounding down a bed of clay. He cuts the clay into blocks & weighs them. Various shots of George Goodwin making pots for handmade steel melting. He works alone, wearing only shorts and a t-shirt. He makes the containers from special mixture of clay. It is skilled work and George has been doing in for 40 years. He rols the clay & puts it into a mold. Various shots of men working in foundry. They use one of George's pots to transport molten steel from furnace. The molten steel is poured into moulds, an automated compressing machine pounds the steel. | |
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