Joe Mcbain: blacksmith

Australia, 1978

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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.

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Credits

producer

Nina Syme

director

Terry McMahon

production company

Victorian Film Corporation

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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