| SOFTER THAN FLEECE Angora rabbits are sheared and their soft coats are made into items of clothing. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7230 |
| Catalog #: | 249777 | |
| Clip Number: | 249777-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 381 | |
| Timecode: | 01:51:02 - 01:53:45 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Baby Animals ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Rabbits FARMING: Livestock, Fur FASHION: Knitwear INDUSTRY: Textiles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | SOFTER THAN FLEECE Angora rabbits are sheared and their soft coats are made into items of clothing. M/S of a lovely angora rabbit, C/U of her nose twitching, C/U of her ears. L/S of people stood around a table on the farm. M/S interior of a woman wheeling a barrow of straw up between pens, she puts new straw in for them and fills their food trays. Various shots of the big shed and the rabbits. M/S of a group of baby angora rabbits in a pen with their mother. M/S's of someone holding one of the babies in their hands. C/U of its ears and eyes. M/S of a fully grown rabbit having its coat brushed. M/S of it being shaved with electric shears. M/S of ladies sat around a table shearing the rabbits. M/S of one rabbit after it has been sheared looking very bald. M/S of a young man putting the coat in the carding machine, various shots as it goes through. C/U of the down as it goes over rollers until it is stripped down to make the thread. Various shots as it is wound onto bobbins and frames. M/S of spinning machine. M/S of a lady modelling an angora cardigan with floral pattern around the collar. M/S as a lady drapes an angora shawl with fur trimmings around her shoulders. | |
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