Like many of you, I found the photographs of the Scranton Lace Factory
distressing, and wished it could have been preserved as a heritage site.
To offset that, below is a link to a film showing a working lace
factory. It was made in Nottingham (England) in the late 1920s, is
silent and in black & white, but shows lots of people working there, and
the processes.
Enjoy!
Linda Walton,
(in chilly High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
Here is the link:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLznPSTUyQo&feature=related
Here is the summary:-
An excellent example of an 'industrial', a short silent film showing
lace-making processes in a huge Nottingham factory with intertitles
explaining the various stages of lace production. Though many of the
terms will be unfamiliar to the lay viewer, it is fascinating to see the
vast industrial machines producing the most delicate of lace and the
teams of women finishing and mending by hand. From the design,
pattern-making and punching to the final scenes of a well-to-do bride at
her 'lace wedding' on a bleak, wet day in late 1920s Nottingham, this is
a graphic reminder that this once great industry is as much a part of
Nottingham's heritage as Robin Hood. (Laraine Porter)
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