Romance of Engineering, A

Synopsis: A collection of promotional films made by Stanley L Russell for Scottish engineering companies. The compilation comprises:MEN OF IRON (c. 1947, b/w) - An overview of iron propellor manufacture at the Blair Foundry of Andrew Strang & Co, Hurlford in Ayrshire; A ROMANCE OF ENGINEERING (1938, b/w) - Made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition, this film shows the production of steel components at William Beardmore & Co’s Parkhead Forge; JAMES WATT (1959, b/w) - A film about the life and work of the inventor of steam engines, James Watt; STORY OF A STEEL WIRE ROPE (1946, b/w) - An illustration of the manufacture of Martin Black & Company’s wire ropes, highlighting all the various processes involved in production and testing.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2009
Subjects: Engineering
Keywords: archive films; history of technology; industrial archaeology; manufacturing industries; Watt, James; engineering industry; promotional films

Title: Men of Iron
Synopsis: (c. 1947, b/w) - An overview of iron propellor manufacture at the Blair Foundry of Andrew Strang & Co, Hurlford in Ayrshire. Strangs was a name to be conjured with, a firm with very distinctive products, and its success was dependent upon the skill of an experienced and committed workforce.
Title: Romance of Engineering, A
Synopsis: (1938, b/w) - Made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition, this film shows the production of steel components at William Beardmore & Co’s Parkhead Forge. Production of many items including turbine and diesel engine parts, and railway axles is shown.
Title: James Watt
Synopsis: JAMES WATT (1959, b/w) - A film about the life and work of the inventor of steam engines, James Watt.It explains the history of the early principles of steam
Title: Story of a Steel Wire
Synopsis: STORY OF A STEEL WIRE ROPE (1946, b/w) - An illustration of the manufacture of Martin Black & Company’s wire ropes, highlighting all the various processes involved in production and testing.

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