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Film Number

583

Title

[SHOE MAKING]

Producer

Thomas Magee

Date

*1933/4

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

9 mins 41 secs

Description

This film shows an outing of the Bolton Boot Trades Association to the Portland Shoe Factory in the Midlands. The various stages, from cutting out to despatch in the manufacture of shoes can be clearly seen, as can the equipment used.
[The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]

 

 



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