Скачать или смотреть Cave Ropemaker (1963)

Castleton, Derbyshire.



78 year old Bert Marrison is the last craftsman to make rope traditionally.



Shots of an entrance to a cave, 'Peak Cavern'. Inside the cave, Bert stretches twine between two wooden posts. Various shots of the rope making process - all by hand! He is making a tow rope from hemp. Bert turns a handle to bind three strands of rope. M/S icicles hanging from cave ceiling. A younger man helps Bert by turning a wheel to plait the three strands. Shots of derelict rope making machines - remnants of an age when rope making was a thriving industry.



Cuts exists - see separate record.
FILM ID:229.13

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