Fabrics of the future | J. Arthur Rank | ACMI collection | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

Episode number 1 of Series “This Modern Age”.
Deals with the development of synthetic fibres, and the challenge which the textile industry based on the use of these fibres offers to the woollen and cotton industries.

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Credits

production company

J. Arthur Rank

Duration

00:20:52:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

Appears in

This Modern Age

Group of items

This Modern Age

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003498

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Synthetic fabrics

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile fabrics

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile industry

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool industry

Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile fabrics

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Synthetic fabrics

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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