Archery 1961

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Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

At a factory "near Sherwood Forest" we see the processes involved in making bows and arrows for archery: curved, laminated pieces of rosewood and maple are glued together then shaped on a sanding machine. The bow is then put on a machine to test the tension.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1849
Sort Number:
CP 343
Time in/Out:
01:10:38:00 / 01:13:45:00
Canister:
CP 343
Film ID:
149.08
Issue Date:
24/07/1961

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