Picks In Pictures! 1936

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Titles read: 'PICKS IN PICTURES!'

Austria.

In the Tyrol village of Pultnaize (sp?) we see various shots of craftsmen making ice-picks. They shape the pick heads from white hot ingots of iron and the blade is planed by finishers. The head is secured onto the handle with copper nails....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52285
Sort Number:
PSP 926
Time in/Out:
01:30:55:00 / 01:32:26:00
Canister:
PSP 926
Film ID:
1654.16
Issue Date:
02/01/1936

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