ATV Today: 16.09.1975: Chain Maker

Summary

Peter Plant at a Cradley Heath factory in the Black Country, asking craftsman, John Priest, shortly to retire, about his work on a forge built in 1790.

Year:

1975

Duration:

0:04:45

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see a pan shot of factories in Cradley Heath. John Priest works for CMT who despite expanding have decided to retire his antique forge to the Black Country Museum. Priest himself is to retire to spend more time tending his fuschias. Peter Plant talks to him about his work and we see a demonstration of John Priest making shackles in the forge.


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