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  1. Potbank (1980 Film)

    Director
    Jennifer Tann
    Subject
    Archaeology; Crafts
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A record of the last bottle-oven firing in the Potteries in August 1978 at the Gladstone Pottery Museum. Craftsmen who had not placed saggars for twenty five years returned for this unique occasion to do it...

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  2. Them and Us (1977 Film, Video)

    Producer
    Colin Richards
    Subject
    Economics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Examines the state of British industry and considers whether the class structure of an average factory has any bearing on poor performance. Shows the changes introduced by the firm of Tannoy Ltd of...

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  3. Car and the Laws of Physics, The (1972 Film)

    Subject
    Physics; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows how the laws of physics affect a vehicle when it is being driven. The limitations of cornering, steering, braking and impact are explained.

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  4. Electric Arc Steel Making (1971 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    free loan (2005), Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

    The electric arc steelmaking process produces mild steel in bulk as well as the more specialised alloy steels for which it was first used. The film follows the electric arc process from the sorting of scrap...

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  5. Young at Heart (1963 Video)

    Subject
    History; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the development and production of the Hillman Imp at the Linwood industrial plant in Scotland.

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  6. Grain of Ability (1962 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.

    Manufacture of fused alumina and silicon carbide; production and use of bonded and coated abrasive products and of refractory ware.

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  7. Light Repetitive Work (1952 Video)

    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 15 min., 1996 sale: £19.95 (+p&p +VAT)

    Shows the principles of mass production in the work performed by young women in a food factory. The work is divided into simple processes, with each person performing a single action, usually sitting down....

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  8. Night Shift (1942 Film)

    Director
    Jack Chambers
    Producer
    Paul Rotha
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An account of one night’s work in an armament factory. Without commentary and with a minimum of dramatised conversation it presents a clear impression of factory life and the atmosphere of the time.

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  9. Jane Brown Changes Her Job (1941 Film)

    Director
    Harold Cooper
    Producer
    Sydney Box; James Carr
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A recruiting film for factory work. An attractive upper-class lady heeds the call, leaves her boring typing job, goes on a government trining course, learns how to use tools and read blueprints and then...

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  10. Industrial Britain (1931 Video)

    Director
    Robert J Flaherty
    Producer
    John Grierson
    Subject
    History; Sociology; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 21 min.

    Looks at the craftsmanship involved in industrial processes. Shows both glassmaking and glassblowing for industrial and domestic use. In a steel works molten iron is poured into moulds. Steelwork is erected...

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