Bathing Canary (1952)

London. M/S man testing heat of water in bowl on kitchen table. C/U man trying water with elbow. He then puts down kettle and walks to birdcage. C/U man catching canary and taking from cage. M/S man holding bird in his hand and dropping water on it with sponge. C/U dropping water on bird. C/U man. C/U hand taking shaving brush from mug. C/U brushing birds feathers with brush. C/U man. C/U brushing bird then rinsing. C/U man drying bird and walking out of picture. C/U man putting canary in centrally heated drying cage. C/U bird on perch. Man is Ben Foxton, he is chairman of Harrow and District Caged Birds Society. Note: newspaper cutting on file. 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