Description
Object description
The film is divided into 48 numbered and titled sections: (Reel 1) "Exterior of Manchester factory" - tracking shots of the factory and workers leaving. "Roll of Honour". "Conference/meeting" - men discussing plans. "Layout dept and drawing office". "Women employees" - new employee filling in forms, undergoing medical examination. (Reel 2) "Training dept" - women being trained to use lathes, millers, grinders both in the classroom and on the factory floor. "Medical dept" - nurses and doctors treating minor injuries. "Vegetable cultivation" - in the grounds of the factory. "Canteen". "Receiving dept" - stacks of parts and raw materials. (Reel 3) "Laboratories" - work on strength testing etc. "Plating dept" - plating pistons. "Automatic turning machines". "Capstan" - capstan lathe. "Thread grinder". "Valve rockers" - being drilled. "Centreless grinder" - finishing parts. "Valve brightray" - heat treatment to valves. (Reel 4) "Cam forming machine". "Millers" - milling turbine blades. "Involute gear tooth tester". "Engraving machines". "Standards room" - women checking accuracies. "Crack testing" - dipping parts in a solution and examining. (Reel 5) "Testing and inspecting" - checking gears, pistons etc with depth gauge devices. "Crankshaft production" - Heating crankshafts and quenching them before milling and finishing. (Reel 6) "Machining the connecting rods". "Vertical boring mills" - milling pistons. "Vertical automatics" - automatic lathes and drilling machines. (Reel 7) "Aluminium shop" - machining cylinder blocks. "Aluminium processing shop" - hand finishing. "Automatic lathes". "Crankcase bay" - finishing crankcases. (Reel 8) "Harness shop" - assembling wiring harnesses. "Coppersmith shop" - hydraulic(?) parts. "Valve spring making". "Finished part store". "Rig tests". "Cylinder block line" - constructing cylinder and cam assemblies. "Wheelcase fitting". (Reel 9) "Supercharger fitting" - checking and testing. "Engine build" - assembling the complete engine. "Test house" - fitting the engine into a test rig for tests. "Engine strip" - dismantling engines. "Inspection". "Final erection" - assembly of complete engine again. "Engine despatch" - applying seal and crating.
Full description
The film is divided into 48 numbered and titled sections: (Reel 1) "Exterior of Manchester factory" - tracking shots of the factory and workers leaving. "Roll of Honour". "Conference/meeting" - men discussing plans. "Layout dept and drawing office". "Women employees" - new employee filling in forms, undergoing medical examination. (Reel 2) "Training dept" - women being trained to use lathes, millers, grinders both in the classroom and on the factory floor. "Medical dept" - nurses and doctors treating minor injuries. "Vegetable cultivation" - in the grounds of the factory. "Canteen". "Receiving dept" - stacks of parts and raw materials. (Reel 3) "Laboratories" - work on strength testing etc. "Plating dept" - plating pistons. "Automatic turning machines". "Capstan" - capstan lathe. "Thread grinder". "Valve rockers" - being drilled. "Centreless grinder" - finishing parts. "Valve brightray" - heat treatment to valves. (Reel 4) "Cam forming machine". "Millers" - milling turbine blades. "Involute gear tooth tester". "Engraving machines". "Standards room" - women checking accuracies. "Crack testing" - dipping parts in a solution and examining. (Reel 5) "Testing and inspecting" - checking gears, pistons etc with depth gauge devices. "Crankshaft production" - Heating crankshafts and quenching them before milling and finishing. (Reel 6) "Machining the connecting rods". "Vertical boring mills" - milling pistons. "Vertical automatics" - automatic lathes and drilling machines. (Reel 7) "Aluminium shop" - machining cylinder blocks. "Aluminium processing shop" - hand finishing. "Automatic lathes". "Crankcase bay" - finishing crankcases. (Reel 8) "Harness shop" - assembling wiring harnesses. "Coppersmith shop" - hydraulic(?) parts. "Valve spring making". "Finished part store". "Rig tests". "Cylinder block line" - constructing cylinder and cam assemblies. "Wheelcase fitting". (Reel 9) "Supercharger fitting" - checking and testing. "Engine build" - assembling the complete engine. "Test house" - fitting the engine into a test rig for tests. "Engine strip" - dismantling engines. "Inspection". "Final erection" - assembly of complete engine again. "Engine despatch" - applying seal and crating.
Physical description
35mm