Episode of Series “Craft as a Livelihood”.
Joe McBain started as an apprentice blacksmith, in 1916, at a general blacksmith shop. These shops were involved in woodwork, mending farm equipment and shoeing horses. In this film, Joe talks about old blacksmithing methods.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013997
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Blacksmithing
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Workmanship
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement
Crafts & Visual Arts → Blacksmithing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Workmanship
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)