Trewey Plate Spinning

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Unused / unissued material -

Classic early film - Trewey Plate Spinning - by Lumiere.

Lumiere's manager Trewey spinning plates on a table. He is not a great plate spinner.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
60556
Sort Number:
UN 0001 C (Z)
Time in/Out:
01:36:43:00 / 01:37:14:00
Canister:
UN 1 C (Z)
Film ID:
1700.29
Issue Date:

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  • "Trewey" seen here is Felicien Trewey.

    Note that the clip currently has no date - given that Trewey died in 1920, could that help create at least some kind of date range for the piece?

    jamied 9th Jul 2012

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