With The Parser & The Devil

Thank you, Jack, for the wonderful film. A great look back at Sheffield when they really were the best in the business. Loved the guy with the cigarette hanging out his mouth while working!:D

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jackknife said:
Thank you, Jack, for the wonderful film. A great look back at Sheffield when they really were the best in the business. Loved the guy with the cigarette hanging out his mouth while working!:D

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Thanks Carl, yeah me too! I think we can both probably remember the days when a lot of working men and women always had a cigarette stuck to the edge of their bottom lip. In this case, I wondered if the 'gaffer' accompanying the film-maker had given the man the 'fag' (as they're known here). In his autobiography, Stan Shaw (who I think may be in the second film) talks about gaffers bringing various dignitaries round the shop, and then tossing a couple of fags on the bench as a rather demeaning form of payment, and I can remember seeing that very same thing myself.
 
Right, that's how I go about most everything-- with a parser and the Devil.



-- Thanks, Jack! Another trove of fascinating information. :thumbup:

~ P.
 
Thanks Jack, that was interesting. I have to say, that Whetter is quite a bit faster than me. I especially liked the "watch the change in colour" part in a black and white film :D
 
The first film is priceless Jack! So many thoughts in my mind after watching it, and pondering the work conditions. Running power hammers all day without even a cotton ball in their ears for protection, the woman running the huge buffer wheel station holding the knives with a long, loose rag, not a pair of gloves in sight. Those Sheffield folks were certainly tough as nails! Thanks for the looksee :thumbup: Watching a vid likes this really brings a new level of appreciation for the remaining examples we get to see hereabouts from posters like yourself. Thank You :)
 
pertinux said:
Right, that's how I go about most everything-- with a parser and the Devil.



-- Thanks, Jack! Another trove of fascinating information. :thumbup:

~ P.
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:D :thumbup:

sturzi said:
Thanks Jack, that was interesting. I have to say, that Whetter is quite a bit faster than me. I especially liked the "watch the change in colour" part in a black and white film :D
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Yes, that was funny, it reminded me of watching snooker back in the days of black n white TVs! :D I think the whetting was my favourite part! :)

sitflyer said:
The first film is priceless Jack! So many thoughts in my mind after watching it, and pondering the work conditions. Running power hammers all day without even a cotton ball in their ears for protection, the woman running the huge buffer wheel station holding the knives with a long, loose rag, not a pair of gloves in sight. Those Sheffield folks were certainly tough as nails! Thanks for the looksee :thumbup: Watching a vid likes this really brings a new level of appreciation for the remaining examples we get to see hereabouts from posters like yourself. Thank You :)
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I think those sort of conditions continued for a good few decades after the film was made! :eek:
 
I really enjoyed watching those. Thanks! Lot's of interesting footage, but for me, maybe the most interesting was watching the speed with which they accomplished their tasks. I tend to think of ivory as being delicate and precious and watching them so aggressively work with it was eye opening for me. The fiddle bow drill was also a real treat to see used. :thumbup:
 
Great show! I have only watched the first film. Duane and I had similar thoughts. And I too thought look at all the dust fly on that ivory:eek: Thanks again, Jack.
 
Old & In The Way said:
I really enjoyed watching those. Thanks! Lot's of interesting footage, but for me, maybe the most interesting was watching the speed with which they accomplished their tasks. I tend to think of ivory as being delicate and precious and watching them so aggressively work with it was eye opening for me. The fiddle bow drill was also a real treat to see used. :thumbup:
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Yes, since that sort of work was always 'piece work', perhaps they worked even faster when they weren't being filmed!

Gevonovich said:
Great show! I have only watched the first film. Duane and I had similar thoughts. And I too thought look at all the dust fly on that ivory:eek: Thanks again, Jack.
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Indeed! :eek:

You're very welcome fellers, I came across the films and have glad they've proved of interest, particularly the first one :thumbup:
 
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