Rose-Tipped Cigarettes 1953

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Description

London.

In the east London factory of Godfrey Phillips Ltd we see various shots of rose tips being put onto Turkish cigarettes.

A woman opens a box of roses, removes the leaves and puts the head in a bowl. A girl takes a rose from the bowl, sorts the petals and punches out the tip...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44139
Sort Number:
NP 462
Time in/Out:
01:11:26:00 / 01:13:07:00
Canister:
NP 462
Film ID:
1337.09
Issue Date:
20/07/1953

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