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How Kippers Leave Home

1931 , Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Cat no. 850

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A cinemagazine story highlighting the importance of the East Coast herring industry at the time, and follows the process of a herring catch being turned into kippers ready for sale.

Women gut herring, then the fish are washed in a barrel of water. The fish are tipped into brine and transferred to quarter-cran (the unit of measurement for herring) baskets. The fish are placed on 'horses' to dry. There are views inside a smoke house and, finally, the kippers are removed from their spits and packed into boxes.

Keywords

Fisher girls; Fishing industry; Herrings; Kippers; Smokehouses

Background Information

Eve and Everybody's Film Review (1921-1933) was launched in June 1921 as Pathe's cinemagazine aimed at the female audience, a compliment to their already successful, Pathe Pictorial. (from British Universities Film and Video Council at http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen)

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How Kippers Leave Home

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      • Part Number: 531
      • Parts Unit: Series

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