Globe Making (1949)

Globe making. Willesden, North West London. A man puts wet paper around a hollow wooden globe, it is then treated with tallow and the two halves separated. M/S as it is put on a spike and the two halves are stuck together. The globe then receives 9 layers of plaster. It is taken to another department where the map of the world is pasted on in sections. The woman puts it on a spike and carries it back to be put on an axis. Various shots as it is varnished. Aerial shot of different sized globes. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959),