Nose Piercing 1954

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London.

MS. Man and woman entering picture, they both sit down by dressing table. MS. Man looking at girl's face, he puts cotton wool to side of her nose and wipes nose with it. MS. Man wiping side of nose. CU. Small bottle with wick burning. Man holds needle over flames. MS. Man putting needle...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44364
Sort Number:
NP 489
Time in/Out:
01:05:15:00 / 01:06:04:00
Canister:
NP 489
Film ID:
1345.04
Issue Date:
25/01/1954

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  • This ID has the wrong piece of film - its supposed to be about a nose-piercing, but what's shown is a stuntwoman with a dog biting her arm.

    jamied 18th Feb 2012
  • That is odd! We'll see what we can do about that.

    British Pathé 2nd May 2012

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