Bedpost Sculptor

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
216
Date Released
16 Feb 1959
Date recorded
9 Jan 1959
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: A wooden bedpost or chair leg represents a challenge to Mr Alfred Betts, of Loddon, Norfolk. Mr Betts’ hobby is carving - and out of these mundane objects he makes some most amusing caricatures, many of them two-faced!
Keywords
Arts and crafts
Locations
England; Norfolk
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
157
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bedpost Sculptor', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 216, 16 Feb 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120683 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)