Party Hats

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

156

Date Released

23 Dec 1957

Date recorded

15 Nov 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

760

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Shoes of Tomorrow
2. 2Arctic Research
3. 3Party Hats

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Certainly you can get ahead if you wear a hat; but you won’t get very far if you meet your boss while wearing one of the many designed by artist Harry Lamplough in Walthamstow. For Mr Lamplough specialises in party hats made of brilliantly coloured papier mache. Here we follow Mr Lamplough’s designs through from the drawing board to the finished spectacular article.

Keywords

Arts and crafts; Fashion and costume

Locations

London; England; Walthamstow

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

277

Story extras:

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