Top Hats (1951)

Top-hat making in London. M/S of man laying out length of calico cloth until it is taut. M/Ss of man (Sydney Patey) ironing calico in workshop and forming a cylindrical shape with it for top-hat. Various good shots of the hat being seamed. C/U of Sydney cutting material round rim of hat. Several shots of brim being made. M/S of hats stacked on top of on another. Good M/Ss of the felt being added to the hat. M/S of woman sewing inside of hat. Top hat expert Leonard Corne inspects a new hat. 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 Vi