Snakes - Bagged!

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

539

Date Released

1 Oct 1931

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

NoS Summary - Accessories made from snake skin in South Africa.
British Pathe synopsis: "Down in South Africa a snake looks best in the form of a bag - And it’s better for business, too!" M/S of a woman standing beside a table in the open air with a large piece of snake skin in front of her. M/S of her using a hand tool to cut the skin. "These are the newest in the reptile line for Eve’s bits and pieces - " M/S of the woman sewing a piece of snake skin. She has a snake skin watch strap. She is making a snake skin handbag. C/U of her presenting the finished bag to the camera. C/U of the finished bag. "The Bag and the Super Bag!" M/S of a doorway, woman comes through the door carrying a large snake skin bag and holding a snake skin covered notebook in her hand. She stops and opens the notebook - looks like an early version of a filofax.

Keywords

Fashion and costume

Locations

South Africa

Written sources

British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP222
National Film Archive Catalogue

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