Grandad Toymaker [sic] AKA Granddad Toy… 1968

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Lavant, West Sussex.

Various shots of wooden toys being manufactured at Good-Wood Toys Ltd.; small wooden toys are rolled about in wooden drums to make their edges smooth; a woman factory worker fits pieces together to make a toy plane or helicopter; similar toys are seen on a conveyor belt....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4349
Sort Number:
CP 698
Time in/Out:
01:24:28:00 / 01:26:38:00
Canister:
CP 698
Film ID:
429.11
Issue Date:
09/05/1968

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