Film Number

5120

Title

OLD ENGLISH CRAFTS; VILLAGE TANNERY

Producer

Sam Hanna

Date

*1945

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

sound (sep)

Running Time

8 mins 34 secs

Description

Film showing the work of a tannery in Silsden, Yorkshire. After shots of the tannery's village setting, hides are shown being delivered and cut into 'butts'. The butts are washed in fresh water, then placed in lime pits. After this process, the butts are scudded (hair is scraped off) and fleshed (fat is removed) by a skilled 'beamsman' before being sent to the tanning pits.

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