Gold Beating

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
219
Date Released
9 Mar 1959
Date recorded
30 Jan 1959
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: A fascinating glimpse behind the scenes at a factory in Ruislip, Middlesex, to see how a solid ingot of gold is hammered into gold leaf - thinner than a wavelength of light.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
England; Middlesex; Ruislip
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
306
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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'Gold Beating', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 219, 9 Mar 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120693 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)