Top Hats 1951

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Top-hat making in London.

M/S of man laying out length of calico cloth until it is taut. M/Ss of man (Sydney Patey) ironing calico in workshop and forming a cylindrical shape with it for top-hat. Various good shots of the hat being seamed. C/U of Sydney cutting material round rim of hat. Several...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34615
Sort Number:
NP 361
Time in/Out:
01:04:17:00 / 01:06:13:00
Canister:
NP 361
Film ID:
1293.03
Issue Date:
13/08/1951

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