Ivory 1946

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Full title reads: "IVORY".

London.

Several shots of measuring and cutting ivory tusks in London's warehouse. Marking out sheets of ivory for manufacturing. Various shots of the men cutting patterns from ivory. Cutting teeth into combs. Smoothing ivory brush handles. Cutting hair into...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45004
Sort Number:
46/009
Time in/Out:
01:05:40:00 / 01:07:18:00
Canister:
46/9
Film ID:
1374.05
Issue Date:

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