Spring-Cleaning Statues - A London Study (1933)

London. “Eve isn’t the only one to do a little spring-cleaning. Even statues have to be attended to in these days of smoke laden City air.“ M/S of a statue of a woman outside a building with an ornate entrance. “In this new patent process, steel brushes, revolving at high speed, scour off the grime...“ C/U of a statue of a lion being cleaned with this special tool. C/U of the lion’s paw being cleaned. C/U of the machinery attached to the cleaning device. C/U of paw being scrubbed. “...and a gentleman with a spray (not a duster) finishes off the rest.“ C/U of man spraying the lion clean. C/U of the spray gun being used. C/U of the statue - nice and clean! Was an item in Eve’s Film Review issue number 639. 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