Restoring Old Paintings (1958)

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. L/S of art restorer, Mr J. W. Popple, looking at a hole in a large painting through a magnifying glass, two men are holding it at either side. Someone else is poking their fingers through the hole from the other side. M/S of Mr Popple and one of the men looking at the painting, C/U of the magnifying glass and the painting. L/S as he finishes looking at it and signals for the men to put it down, there are several other paintings in the background. M/S of Mr Popple using a cloth to clean a painting of two dogs. C/U as he holds up some cardboard and rubs down the side, he takes it away to show half the dog is clean and half still dirty. C/U of the dog’s face as he rubs it, C/U of his hand as he dips the cotton wool in the water. C/U of dog’s face, C/U of Mr Popple’s face as he works. L/S of a work room with three men stood at a table gilding picture frames. M/S of Harry Pritchard shaping the leaf with a gilder’s tool. C/U of his hands as he works, C/U of the tool fro