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CLASS 2 — Industries, Forestry, Agriculture 31
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530-b Lobster Catching Pathe
The baiting and setting of the lobster pots and the raising of same the next morning. Close-ups of the lobster.
Reference : Natural History of the American Lobster. — F. H. Herrick.
550 Cultivation of Coffee at Santos Pathe
Industrial subject picturing the cultivation of coffee including the gathering of the berries and the winnowing to remove leaves. The transporting to the mill where the washing, sorting and drying take place. The preparation for shipment to Europe completes the subject.
References : Coffee : Its History. — Walsh.
The World's Commercial Products, pp. 174-198.
571 Gathering and Preparing Cocoanuts Pathe
Showing the cocoanut as it grows, the gathering and transporting down the river. The removal of the first shell, the extraction of the pulp or copra. A glimpse at a market place.
Reference: Encyclopedia Americana, Vol. 5 (Cocoanut).
585 Modern Metallurgy Pathe
The making of steel rails, showing the blast furnace, running metal into moulds, the converters and the casting in the Bessemer furnace and the transforming into steel under a current of oxygen. The final process includes the stretching and finishing of a steel rail.
References: Principles of Metallurgy. — S. H. Fulton. Metallurgy of Steel. — Harboard and Hall.
594-a Asbestos Quarry Pathe
The quarrying of asbestos (a mixture of silicate of chalk and magnesia) composed of very thin fibres with strong resistance to heat. It is dynamited from deep quarries, brought up in steam shovels, shipped to the mills, where the waste is separated, and the clean product is offered for sale.
599 Story of a Typewriter Pathe
The complicated machinery and numerous processes that attend the manufacture of a standard typewriter are shown in detail. Moulding, casting, stamping and assembling the various parts, and finally testing the completed machine, are instructive views of this great industry.
610-a Sago Industry in Borneo Pathe
The giant sago trees are felled, the flour which is extracted is very similar to tapioca. It is washed, sifted, packed; and one month later is gathered, dried and is ready for delivery.
687 Expert Glass Blowing Pathe
The operating of the blow pipe used in the manufacture of glass by means of a current of air acting on a gas flame. Blowing of glass into many different shapes and articles. An exceptionally interesting reel. Reference: Encyclopedia Americana, Vol. 9 (Glass Blowing).