| THE SILK MOTH The beginning of silk stockings is investigated - footage of silk moths. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6759 |
| Catalog #: | 433826 | |
| Clip Number: | 433826-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 195 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | ? | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE: Insect, Moths | |
| Description: | THE SILK MOTH The Story of an Insect that lives and dies for the Ladies." Extreme C/U of a woman's ankles. Camera tilts up to show her silk stockings. They have a seam running right the way up the back. C/U of silk worm grubs. We see the silk worms eating mulberry leaves. C/U of them munching on leaves. C/U of a nest like affair covered with a silk web. C/U of one of the grubs climbing around on a twig. Various shots of the maggot like creatures. We see one of the grubs making a cocoon. C/U of moth emerging from its cocoon. The size of the silk moth is demonstrated as its cocoon and the moth itself are held between a human's fingers. The moth is stroked and picked. The moth is pulled away from its cocoon then placed back on it. "You have seen the beginning of silk - you know the end." M/S of a woman fixing a stocking to her suspenders - she stands in front of a dressing table with large mirrors. C/U of the woman's legs. | |
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