| SILKWORMS silk making at farm | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7154 |
| Catalog #: | 102406 | |
| Clip Number: | 102406-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 369 | |
| Timecode: | 01:23:06 - 01:25:04 | |
| Location: | Lullingstone Castle, Kent. | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE: Insect, Silkworm FARMING: Unusual INDUSTRY: Textiles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent OCCUPATIONS: Factory Workers OCCUPATIONS: Women | |
| Description: | Silk farm in Lullingstone Castle, Kent. CTS.Worms crawling over leaves.Girl spreads leaves on top of them. LS Shelves loaded with worms girls spreading leaves over them. CU Basket of leaves in girl's hand as she spreads them over the worms. CS.Worms as leaves are put over them. Big CU worm biting madly through leaf. Big CU worm on stalk. CTS.worm eating leaf. MS Cocoons with worms crawling into them. CS.Worm in cocoon working. CS.Two partly finished cocoons. MLS Man placing cocoons in oven. GV Room with water tanks and large reels in background.Girl working at tanks. CU Cocoon separator. Big CU girl. MS Cocoon separator. Girl pulling out threads trying to find leading thread. CU Cocoon girl finds leading thread. MS Cocoon girl finds leading thread. Girl ladling cocoon back into big tanks and twisting thread round her finger. CS. Tank cocoons bouncing about in water. MS Girl at tank sorting out cocoons. CS.Reels revolving picking up silks. MS CU Girl examining silk threads. | |
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