The Fibre web

Shows the manufacture of high-quality paper in Scotland, and its uses throughout the world. Today, the uses of paper extend beyond visible applications for books, or maps, labels, or cheques, to become the insulators for telephone cables, giant transformers or computers. Narrated by Kenneth Horne.

Credits

director

Henry Cooper

producer

Alan Harper

production company

Campbell Harper Films

Duration

00:21:23:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1963

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

30960

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Scotland

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Paper industry

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Paper mills - Great Britain

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Papermaking

Crafts & Visual Arts → Papermaking

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1963

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