Sewing Machines 1934

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Location unknown, London?

Primitive woman of the stone age dressed in lather and with overgrown hair sowing with a large primitive needle and thread. A young woman trying on a white lacy ball dress with another woman hand-sewing. Succession of shots showing the progress of sewing machines from...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42285
Sort Number:
NSP 107
Time in/Out:
01:00:48:00 / 01:02:50:00
Canister:
NSP 107
Film ID:
1254.01
Issue Date:

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