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Film Number |
4698 |
Title |
[SCENES FROM THE PRODUCTION OF STEEL] |
Producer |
Unknown |
Date |
1930s/40s |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
30 mins 52 secs |
Description |
Film showing all of the processes involved in the production of steel wire - iron ore is unloaded at the docks, the steelworks receives a delivery of coke and scrap iron is transported to the furnaces. Once the steel has been smelted, a sample is taken to the labs and tested, and the steel goes through a number of different rolling processes before emerging as wire. Also includes footage of steel girders being inspected. |
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