Artist Blacksmith 1939

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Description

High Halden, Kent.

Several shots of small objects carved in iron. Village blacksmith standing in front of his shop with a woman posing for a portrait. He sketches it in iron, cuts it, carves it with a hammer, polishes it and presents it to a woman with a smile.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42559
Sort Number:
NSP 153
Time in/Out:
01:54:27:00 / 01:55:04:00
Canister:
NSP 153
Film ID:
1268.35
Issue Date:
02/03/1939

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