The Universal Engineering Company, Factory Footage

Summary

Metal casting at the Universal Engineering Company in Nottingham.

Year:

1937

Duration:

0:22:52

Film type:

Black & White / Silent

Genre:

Industrial

Company:

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see the various stages in sand casting and die casting at the Universal Engineering Company. Molten metal is tipped by workers carrying hand ladles. We also see the fettling and finishing department where the completed castings are worked on. There are also shots of the factory workers smiling for the camera and finally a shot of the end of the day when the workforce are seen clocking off. Much of the interior footage is dark and hard to make out.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

The director of the Universal Engineering Company was Arthur Cyril Ball. Their main works was on Castle Boulevard.