Wooden Hats

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

569

Date Released

28 Apr 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Four in Hand
2. 2The Riders - Something for the Boys & Girls
3. 3Wooden Hats
4. 4Eve and Friends
5. 5Happy Schooldays

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - wooden hats are made from small pieces of wood then modelled.
British Pathe synopsis: Man in a smock sits at a table making a sketch. C/U of the man applying paint and stickers to pieces of wood. "...other shaped pieces "fretworked." M/S of man working a cutting device - a fret saw. Various shots of the craftsman cutting out shapes from wood. "...glued on a moulded fabric." M/S of the man applying small pieces of wood to a moulded hat shape. C/U of small pieces of wood being picked up with tweezers. Glue is painted onto the hat shape and the pieces of wood are glued on. "...and varnished." The marquetry hat shape is varnished. "The last word - the parquet hat!" C/U of a woman modelling the fabulous wooden hat. "All kind - and all wood!" Other hats are modelled. Two models stand by the edge of a lake modelling the hats. C/U of one of the women taking off the hat and showing it to the camera.

Keywords

Arts and crafts; Fashion and costume

Written sources

British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP236
National Film Archive Catalogue

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