Spinning Flax 1940-1949

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British Instructional Films presentation.

Man holds a bunch of flax out towards the camera. Two men work with large bundles of flax, separating it into smaller bunches. Man lifts large bundles onto a barrow. The fibres are combed by a large mechanical machine. A fairly young boy (13 or 14?)...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
83498
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:12:39:00 / 01:23:27:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2883.03
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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