Boy Blacksmith (1949)

Boy blacksmith. Abbotsham, North Devon. L/S top shot of forge, camera pans to 4 year old David Stapleton as he takes shoe to furnace, M/S of his father watching him as he puts shoe in fire. He takes it out and hammers it on the anvil. M/S as smithy watches boy. M/S as David takes the shoe to his pony. Various shots as he shoes the horse. C/U pony, M/S of shoe. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.