Rope Making 1948

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Charlton, London.

Industrial process of making rope from sisal, the finished rope has a breaking strain of 18 tons. Various shots of big bundles of hair-like substance - sisal. Various shots showing different stages of rope production: coils of sisal are spread out to separate and untangle...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34177
Sort Number:
NP 219
Time in/Out:
01:50:24:00 / 01:52:41:00
Canister:
NP 219
Film ID:
1261.32
Issue Date:
22/11/1948

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