Trussing The Cooper 1954

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Trussing the cooper at Spitalfields, London.

Interior coopers' workshop. M/S men hammering at barrel. M/S men cleaning barrel as steam rises from it. M/S man picking at iron ring he is holding. M/S barrel being lifted revealing a fire underneath. M/S workers watching.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44598
Sort Number:
NP 522
Time in/Out:
01:18:23:00 / 01:19:36:00
Canister:
NP 522
Film ID:
1355.09
Issue Date:
13/09/1954

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