This documentary shows how glass is made. It gives an impression of the modern (1969) automatic machinery producing the molten material which is to be blown or pressed into the required shapes. It also shows the varied types of glass, and the uses to which they are put.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000378
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Glass - Workers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes
Crafts & Visual Arts → Glass - Workers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Glass craft
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)