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227 Forge process

 Item — Shelf: B1
Identifier: 30120004532

Scope and Contents

0:09 unpolished sphere in warehouse. 0:16 torch cutting through metal. 0:27 hot sphere section loaded on to fork truck. 1:25 fork truck loading metal into furnace, door to furnace closing. 2:16 sphere being turned and shaped. 2:33 fork truck arms moving sphere in furnace. 2:50 turning and shaping sphere. 3:21 partially shaped sphere back in furnace. 4:21 rotating and shaping sphere. 5:26 removing partially shaped sphere from press with fork truck. The runtime for this video is 06m 56

Dates

  • Creation: 1964-1975

Conditions Governing Access

Original recordings are restricted for preservation reasons. Contact Institution Archivist for access options at dla@whoi.edu.

Extent

1 reel : 16 mm, 200 ft

Language

From the Record Group: English

General

This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Repository Details

Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository

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