Making Clogs (1964)

Holland. Two men work in open air making clogs by hand. Herman Ratterman (sp?) is a Dutch clog maker and we see all the various processes involved in carving clogs from slabs of wood. C/U of Mr Ratterman’s feet. He wears clogs of course. Interior of a workshop where machine is used to carve two clogs at once - it is pretty primitive but narrator states: “Now the Dutch are making clogs on mass production lines, nothing too ambitious but it does prove that this Mediaeval footwear has more than a souvenir value.“ Ends with a shot of a dozens of painted clogs hanging up. Cuts exist - see other record. 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 more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19