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Film Number |
5100 |
Title |
OLD ENGLISH CRAFTS; BALDWINS BRUSH MAKERS ESTABLISHED 1854 |
Producer |
Sam Hanna |
Date |
*1968 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound (sep) |
Running Time |
12 mins 21 secs |
Description |
Depicts the dying craft of making yard and paint brushes by hand at Baldwin's Brush Makers, Burnley. It includes footage of a yard brush head being created by a stock knife, holes being bored using a treadle machine and bristles inserted skilfully using pitch and twine, before the brush is trimmed. Also features the different process of applying bristles to a paintbrush, as they are strapped, levelled up, tacked and sealed to the handle. Other brushmaking skills such as combing fibres, cutting bristles and wiring brushes are also shown. |
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