This film presents some extravagant or unusually designed historic time-pieces. Captures the ingenuity of horologists and craftsmen seen at work in a large factory producing clocks and watches on a mass production line. Commentary by Frank Hawkins.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310861
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Clock and watch making
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Design, Industrial
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial designers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mass production
Crafts & Visual Arts → Clock and watch making
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Clock and watch making
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Clocks and watches
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)