The blacksmith

Duration: 10

Year Published: 1979

Creator: Silver Dollar City, inc. ; an Encyclopaedia Britannica film ; producer, Claude Locke III ; director, Ben Hogan.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Hogan, Donald.; Locke, Claude, III.; Pfeiffer, Philip.; Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation.; Silver Dollar City, inc.

Description: Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Director of photography, Philip Pfeiffer.; Presents an on-the-job profile of a professional blacksmith demonstrating the tools and techniques of his craft. Describes the role of the blacksmith in American life from colonial times to the early 20th century, and explains how the modern trades of welding and metalworking developed from the blacksmith's craft.; PFA 1604-01-12663. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2002 slightly faded, scratches CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2006/09/06 faded and pink.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE