Joe Mcbain: blacksmith

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

production company

Victorian Film Corporation

producer

Nina Syme

director

Terry McMahon

Duration

00:06:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Appears in

Group of items

Craft as a Livelihood

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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 → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

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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Australia, 1978

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