A complete story of the growth, cultivation, and preparation of tea. The plantation sequences, shot in Nyasaland, East Equatorial Africa, show how the tea plant is grown and cultivated, how the leaves of the tea plant are picked, fermented, dried, cut and packed for bulk shipment. The London sequences show how the bulk tea is received, sampled, blended, and packed for retail to the consumer.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010628
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Export marketing
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Africa
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → International trade
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Plantations
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tea
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Colonies
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International trade
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Great Britain - Colonies
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)