Character Faces 1964

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Cheshire.

Ray Bossoms designs lifelike character faces, which are crafted from clay by Fred Wright. There are shots of the mould being made, with a resin like melted chocolate being poured out, plaster is then poured into the finished moulds. The faces are then delicately painted by girls,...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3509
Sort Number:
CP 490
Time in/Out:
01:52:52:00 / 01:55:00:00
Canister:
CP 490
Film ID:
277.08
Issue Date:
17/05/1964

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