Western Electric “The Age of Alloys” (Long Version)
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Sponsored film created by Goldsholl & Associates for Western Electric. The film opens with an account of the discovery of metal alloys and the subsequent evolution of metallurgical science. Cutting to the present, the narrator discusses how this understanding of metal alloys has been employed in the creation of various Western Electric products ("magnets, magnetic shields, audio transformers, core rings, and relay parts"). The film then follows the production line processes involved in creating some of these devices.
Credits
Goldsholl Design & Film Associates (production company); Nick Kolias (director); Morton Goldsholl (executive producer); Morton Goldsholl (contributor); Nick Kolias (editor); Harry Goldsholl (contributor); John Follmer (contributor); Millie Goldsholl (contributor); Emily Johnson (contributor); Bob McGill (contributor); Hugh Valentine (contributor); Dick Boyell (music); Harry Goldsholl (cinematographer); Don Gallagher (narrator)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Mort and Millie Goldsholl Collection
Subjects: Industry; History; Science
Places: North America > United States
Language: English
Cfa elements: Distribution Print, 910 feet; Answer Print, 825 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/6191; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/6148
Subjects: Industry; History; Science
Places: North America > United States
Language: English
Cfa elements: Distribution Print, 910 feet; Answer Print, 825 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/6191; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/6148
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Sources
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Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09