Joe Mcbain: blacksmith

Australia, 1978

Film
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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.

Credits

director
producer

Nina Syme

production company

Victorian Film Corporation

Duration

00:06:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1978

Appears in

Craft as a Livelihood

Group of items

Craft as a Livelihood

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

31943

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 → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short 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)

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