Books: From Manuscript to Classroom (1920, silent)

Description: An overview of book production at John C. Winston publishing company, an established publishing house located in Philadelphia. This film features a progressive tour illustrating several industrial machines used in the making of books.

Note on can: 15-1 / 15032 [This is likely a Mogulls No.]

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Subjects: Industry; Manufacturing; Technology; 1920s; Gender Roles

Tags: John C. Winston publishing company; typesetting; paper punching typesetting machine; Monotype; book production machines; intertitles; women's labor; female typesetters; printing presses; book binding; sewing and binding books; children with books in a classroom; 1920s fashion; 1920s hairstyles

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Distributor: Mogull Bros.

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Mogull Bros.

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1920

Geographical Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; USA

Genre/Form: educational

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reduction print

Color: b&w

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Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: square

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 326