Marvel In Miniature - A Masterpiece In Marble (1933)

Australia. Various shots of a carved piece of marble which represents the Cathedral of a town in New South Wales, Australia. Sounds like Gundagai. It certainly is ornate, lots of work. Contains more than 12,000 pieces of marble. The artist is seen at work. He is named as Frank Rusconi. He has lost the sight in one eye, narrator suggests that this is partly due to the painstaking work he has done on this carving. 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), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on
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