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It's in the Can

1961 , Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Cat no. 853

A promotional film for Waveney canned foods processed at the CWS (Co-Operative Wholesale Society) canning factory in Lowestoft.

Most of the production line work is performed by women, particularly the preparation, grading and checking of the vegetables. The mechanised processes include the harvesting of peas, the canning of food in hydrostatic cookers, the filling of meat paste pots by machine. Research and development for new recipes is shown. Cheese triangles formed in moulds are wrapped in foil. The foods are labelled and packaged the distributed by Co-Op lorry. The film ends with a display of Waveney canned products.

Featured Buildings

Co-Operative Wholesale Society canning factory

Keywords

Canning, Factories; Food production, Harvesting; Women workers

Manifestations

It's in the Can

  • Barcode
    INV398970
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:34
    Modification Date
    27/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    730024
  • Barcode
    INV362367
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:34
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    725001
  • Barcode
    INV383226
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:34
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724443
  • Barcode
    INV471510
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:13:53
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    06/06/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    714111
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    variable density
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV352210
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:34
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    710109
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV370109
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:39
    Modification Date
    04/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    696353
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV153254
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 688
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673752
  • Barcode
    INV247478
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-1024
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:12:30
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563408
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV302642
    Canonical Identifier
    A-739
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Dimension
    Has Image
    N
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561209
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    variable area
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV212408
    Canonical Identifier
    A-739
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561208
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    variable density

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