| HOP STRINGING A competition for the neatest and most uniform hop stringing possible in an hour is seen on Pattenden Farm. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6085 |
| Catalog #: | 108318 | |
| Clip Number: | 108318-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 699 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:43 - 01:03:25 | |
| Location: | Marden, Kent. | |
| Year Shot: | 1968 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Unusual FARMING: Grain, Hops LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent | |
| Description: | HOP STRINGING A competition for the neatest and most uniform hop stringing possible in an hour is seen on Pattenden Farm. Marden, Kent. In the yard of Pattenden Farm, several men and women stand around with long poles and bales of yarn; commentator explains they are about to compete in hop stringing competition - apparently, the best hops have to be strung 15' 6" in the air. MS Poles used for hop stringing. MS Farmer on trailer - pan l to r to show hop stringers waiting. MS Man with pole - pan down to show him carrying string. CU Old man - pan r to l to show young man holding pole. MS Group of hop stringers - pan up to show poles. CU Man holding pole. MS Hop stringers heading for the field. LS Hop stringer walking across hop field. MS Ditto. MS Girl picks up two large balls of string. MS Woman preparing. MS Man throws balls of string onto ground. MS Woman testing string. MS Man walking with ball of string he bends to pick up pole. MS Farmer blows whistle. MS Man picks up pole starts to thread string through it. MS Another man threading pole starts hop stringing. LS Another man hop strinign. MS Pole trying string round overhead hooks. MS Running string round hook embedded in ground. MS Pole stringing overhead hooks. MS Man hop stringing. MLS Hop field - pan l to r to show woman hop stringing. MS Children watching - pan l to r to show MLS of hop field. MS Man working. MS Judges examining hop stringing. MS Man hop stringing. CU As he loops string through hook in ground. MS Same man hop stringing. MLS Same man ditto. MS Tieing string round overhead hooks. MS Girl tying string together. MS Woman's legs - pan up to show same woman as she finishes tying string - walks out of picture. MS Another woman tying strings. MLS Another woman ditto - pan l to r to show another woman tying strings. MS Another woman tying strings. MS Man hop stringing - pan r to l as judge watches with book in hand. MLS Man finishes hop stringing. MS Judges checking strings for correct height. MS Overhead strings - pan down to show finished hop field. | |
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