World of Steel

Synopsis

A promotional film made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, illustrating steel rolling mill production for girders for the Empire Exhibiton Tower.

Series

Films of Scotland Collection 1954-1982, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 5 min.

Year of production

1938

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Notes

Paired with THE BIG MILL.

Subjects

Technology

Keywords

Scotland; social history; steelmaking

Credits

Director

Laurence Henson

Contributor

Cliff Hanley

Production Company

Name

Scottish Film Productions

Sponsor

Name

Colvilles (David) Ltd

Distributor

Name

Scottish Screen Archive

Contact

Janet McBain (Curator)

Email

ssaenquiries@nls.uk

Web

http://www.nls.uk/ssa/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0845 366 4600

Fax

0845 366 4601

Address

c/o: National Library of Scotland, Collections Department
39-41 Montrose Avenue
Hillington Park
Glasgow
G52 4LA

Notes

From 1 April 2007 the SSA is part of the Collections Department at the National Library of Scotland.