Drawing Room Steel Manufacture 1928

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M/S of two men in a foundry working with a container of red hot liquid metal.

The metal is poured into moulds. L/S of some of the workers putting other pieces of metal into a mould. M/S of man standing by a control panel which has several dials. He presses a switch. Various shots of manufacturing...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16616
Sort Number:
EP 129
Time in/Out:
01:58:09:00 / 02:00:52:00
Canister:
EP 129
Film ID:
930.18
Issue Date:
20/02/1928

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