The Ash Grove (1946)

Godalming, Surrey. Field of small ash plants. Man working on ash plants plantation. Plants are used for making of walking sticks. Tractor pulling cart load of small trees into farmyard. Men unloading the trees into sheds. Various shots of the branches being steamed for straightening and killing the germs in the wood. Various shots of strengthening the sticks and bending the tops - making walking sticks. Man sand papering the walking sticks. Number of walking sticks on a rack. A man takes one of the sticks to put on the ferrule. Stack of finished walking sticks being moved out of workshop to be transported into shops. 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