Silvery Art (1934)

Silversmiths at work in Tamsweg, Salzburg in Austria. Full titles read: “SILVERY ART“ L/S of the picturesque village of Tamsweg. M/S’s and C/U’s of peasant Silversmiths at work with small pliers on very thin strips of silver. The narrator says that the ancient skill has “been handed down from father to son through the centuries.“ C/U’s of the thin strips of silver being twisted around and then placed in a small frame. C/U one of the pretty completed silver frames. C/U’s of jewel studded brooches. The narrator says that they are worn by local women on festive occasions. He says that “the jewellery patterns vary with each district.“ Several more shots of the brooches. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes