Central News: 26.04.1982: Silver Industry

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Summary

Len Tingle report on the decline in the silver plate industry in the Hockley area of Birmingham.

Year:

1982

Duration:

0:02:17

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Interview with John Price of Arthur Price Silversmiths Ltd who said that the glut of cheap brass imports from Taiwan that are then plated here and sold as genuine English silver had caused the closure of many long established firms. Views of the Jewellery Quarter in Hockley and shots of silver plate companies (+ trims).


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Notes

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