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Film Number |
5110 |
Title |
THE ROPE MAKER |
Producer |
Sam Hanna |
Date |
1945 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
6 mins 16 secs |
Description |
Film following the process of rope making by hand at the workshop of William Outhwaite in Hawes, Yorkshire. After shots of women inspecting rope and bags on a stall (and a close up shot of a sign above the workshop 'Outhwaite Rope-Maker'), the film cuts to the process of making rope. Strands of yarn are hooked up to a rope making machine and twisted together. A wooden "top" is used to help bind the rope. The film ends with exterior shots of the weaving of webbing on a handloom and of the rope maker finishing a cow-tie (or halter). |
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