Stan King: book binder

Episode of Series “Craft as a Livelihood”.
Stan King has been a bookbinder for forty-four years. Despite the mechanisation that has taken place, Stan believes that bookbinding is not finished as a craft and while there is a need for high quality books, there will be skilled craftsmen who will be able to produce them.

Credits

director

Terry McMahon

producer

Nina Syme

production company

Victorian Film Corporation

Duration

00:05:10:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Appears in

Group of items

Craft as a Livelihood

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322904

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Bookbinding

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement

Crafts & Visual Arts → Bookbinding

Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1978

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