Dog Wool 1942

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Dog wool.

Northumberland.

M/S of Chow Chow dog being combed vigorously, the excess hair is teased out to fluffy pile. C/U of the wool. Miss Betty Lewis spins the wool into skeins on an old fashioned spinning machine in her garden. M/S as she knits with it. M/S of large rug made from...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
60193
Sort Number:
NSP 348
Time in/Out:
01:55:34:00 / 01:56:47:00
Canister:
NSP 348
Film ID:
1556.29
Issue Date:
30/11/1942

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