SILVERSMITH

Duration: 30 min

Year Published: 1930

Creator: Harvard Film Service

Format: 16mm

Sound: Silent

Description: Mr. Arthur J. Stone cooperated with the Museum of Fine Arts, in the making of this film. We see a plain ribbon of silver develop into a beautifully balanced spoon. The handle is narrowed and lengthened, the bowl widened and shaped and the surface finished smoothly. A large bowl is created also. The craftsman using the bowl's silver, and gradually forms it toward the desired shape. "'Introduction to craft at its best.'" Collaborator. "'High in showing skills. Inadequate close-ups.'" Dale J. Baughman

Complete Record: Dewey number: 739 Audience level: el-jh-sh-c Format/cost: 16-si-$50; rent $2 Distributors / rental: Bell & Howell Company $50; rent $2; Boston University $2; Films, Inc; International Film Bureau; Massachusetts Department of Education $1.50; Visual Education Service, Inc $2

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946