Globe Making (1949)

Globe making.



Willesden, North West London.



A man puts wet paper around a hollow wooden globe, it is then treated with tallow and the two halves separated. M/S as it is put on a spike and the two halves are stuck together. The globe then receives 9 layers of plaster. It is taken to another department where the map of the world is pasted on in sections. The woman puts it on a spike and carries it back to be put on an axis. Various shots as it is varnished. Aerial shot of different sized globes.
FILM ID:1265.12

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