Fur Coat 1953

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London.

In Grosvenor Street workrooms we see various shots of furrier Leon Duval and colleagues working to produce a fur coat.

Leon cuts and stretches mink skins with heads and paws attached (yuk). We then see various shots of the process involved in making the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43498
Sort Number:
NP 438
Time in/Out:
01:29:41:00 / 01:31:27:00
Canister:
NP 438
Film ID:
1313.16
Issue Date:
16/02/1953

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