Automation Runs Mica Factory (1956)

Unissued / Unused material. Automation runs Mica factory. Derby, Derbyshire. LS and MS Micafine factory. Various shots raw mica being taken from 1000 ton bunker and put down chute to pre-crusher. Various shots wet grinding process in operation. MS wet grinding and filtering tanks. CU man smoking cigarette, he winks at camera. Various shots men sitting round on tea break reading papers, drinking and eating. Various shots of the industrial processes. Various shots as sacks are filled with the mica. Various shots as woman does research work in laboratory. LS old factory in Gresham Road. MS’s workers leaving typical Derby factory. FILM ID:2552.1 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