| HOP STRINGERS CHAMPIONSHIP Nice item about the annual hop stringing championship in Kent. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5842 | |
| Catalog #: | 29531 | |
| Clip Number: | 29531-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 61/33 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:39 - 01:38:06 | |
| Location: | Kent, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1961 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEVERAGES/ALCOHOL: Misc CONTESTS: Misc FARMING: Grain, Hops LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent | |
| Description: | HOP STRINGERS CHAMPIONSHIP Nice item about the annual hop stringing championship in Kent. Kent, England. L/S Hop stringers and the women banders assembling. L/S Pan, man reading the rules to the competitors. M/S Competitors listening. C/U Sign "Hope Stringing Competition". M/S Pan, two women banders walking past camera with lengths of string over their arm. L/S Hand picking up large ball of string pan up to show No.10 putting string in pouch in apron and he lifts his pole off the ground. C/U. Starter blowing whistle. M/S Pan, from starter to stringers, pan up to show string being fixed to overhead lines. L/S Pan from starter to stringers, pan up to show string being fixed to the overhead lines. L/S Pan, last years winner No.8 J. Hook, stringing. C/U End of pole as it fixes the string to one overhead line, then the pole moves across to another line and string is fixed on that. L/S hook at work, he stops to tie on another ball of string. C/U Hook tying the string, he then moves pole to the ground. C/U As pole puts the string through hook in the ground. C/U Hook at work. C/U Bander at work. L/S Another stringer at work. C/U Bander at work. C/U No.13, R. Weeks stringing. C/U Small boy on ground trying to do damage to string with stick by rubbing the stick up against the string. L/S Some of the competitors drinking after the competition. M/S Winner, No.2 Ted Blunt receiving cup, he then walks towards camera. M/S Other competitors applauding. C/U Ted Blunt drinking from cup. | |
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