The pearl button is a small article, but, like the pin, it has to go through many hands before it is salable at the notion counter. First we see the oyster shell, which is far from a thing ... See full summary
Manufacturing Pearl Buttons (1914) Online
- Original Title :
- Manufacturing Pearl Buttons
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / Short
- Year :
- 1914
- Type :
- Movie
- Rating :
- 6.1/10
The pearl button is a small article, but, like the pin, it has to go through many hands before it is salable at the notion counter. First we see the oyster shell, which is far from a thing of beauty, and used to be employed in mending roads. The shells are assorted according to value, and then commences the work: cutting, drilling, turning, sizing, polishing and carding. The lathes and drills work rapidly, turning out millions of the discs almost faster than one can count.
Released as a split reel to fill out the second reel of the drama The Inspector's Story (1914).