Learning on ScreenThe Assay Office
Series
- Series Name
- This Week In Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: The oldest form of consumer protection in the world is hallmarking - it means the tiny letters and numbers you find stamped into British gold and silver showing the standard and content of material used. Mandy Cuthbert explains the intricate process that dates back over 600 years.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Arts and crafts; Business and commerce
- Written sources
- The National Archives INF 6 /1315 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
- COI Reference
- MI 936/869
- Credits:
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- Camera
- AI Films
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Director
- Ferdinand Fairfax
- Presenter
- Fernando del Paso
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Presenter
- Mandy Cuthbert
- Support services
- Mark Andrews
- Producer
- Sylvia Eley
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
- http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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