Miss Dolly Comes To Town 1937

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Titles read: "MISS DOLLY COMES TO TOWN".

Merton, county unknown.

Various shots at a toy factory show parts for a doll being cut out, sewn and stuffed by women factory workers. The heads are made by pouring plaster into a mould, and the eyes are attached by hand. Other women paint the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40129
Sort Number:
PT 401
Time in/Out:
01:44:10:00 / 01:46:20:00
Canister:
PT 401
Film ID:
1160.20
Issue Date:
29/11/1937

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