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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

1225

Title

MAKING TOOTAL TIES AT THE TOOTAL HEMMING WORKS MANCHESTER

Producer

Tootal Broadhurst Lee Co Ltd

Date

*1952

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

10 mins 47 secs

Description

Film showing the various stages involved in the production of a Tootal tie. Includes shots of the machine operators preparing the fabric, marking out and cutting the material, sewing together the different parts and packing the finished tie.
[The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]

 

 



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