Glass

Series

Series Name

London Line

Issue

Issue No.

541A

Date Released

1977

Length of issue (in feet)

187

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Glass

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: A display of flawless cut glass raised our curiosity; we wanted to know what goes into producing the pure crystal glass. A visit to one of the homes of the glass-making industry - Stourbridge in the English Midlands - showed us. We discovered the blowers, cutters, designers and engravers, all experts in their own right, who produce the beautiful and distinctive lead crystal glassware for use all over the world.

Researcher Comments

NB: Contains substantial footage from ‘This Week In Britain, No. 956’

Local distribution only

Arabic version

Keywords

Arts and crafts; Industry and manufacture; Design

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1257/541A

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

R.I. Phillips

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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