| THE MODERN MUSICAL BOX Very good film of footage of radio set factory | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7274 |
| Catalog #: | 244738 | |
| Clip Number: | 244738-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 142 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:44 - 01:18:52 | |
| Location: | Hendon and Southgate, Greater London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/RADIO: Technology INDUSTRY: Factories, Assembly Line LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Factory Workers OCCUPATIONS: Women | |
| Description: | THE MODERN MUSICAL BOX - Radio Sets in the making. Filmed at Hendon and Southgate, Greater London. Very good L/S's and M/S's of women working on the production line of a radio factory. M/S of women attaching wire to radio set. L/S's of the cogs and wheels of large machine which the narrator says is used for "pushing the steel plates for the chassis pans." M/S of woman using welding machine. M/S of tin foil machine at work. L/S of man placing condenser into large oven to dry out, he turns a large wheel to seal the door. Several more shots of the making of the radio set production line at work. L/S of women the radio assembly line. M/S of the completed radio chassis being placed on a conveyor belt. M/S of large jigsaw machine in use to cut the radio cases to size in the woodwork factory. A man tests the strength of the cases and discards any that are damaged. Good M/S's and L/S's of workers wearing large earphones connected to the radio sets to ensure that "distortion of an unbalanced set is eliminated." Various shots of the radio chassis being placed inside the the cases. (Philco radio) | |
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