Making the Synchrophase in Grebeland

Making the Synchrophase in Grebeland

Summary: early radio-building factory industrial film. Sequences of machine parts being manufactured, both factory floor long views and close-ups of hands performing manual assembly and machine operation. Both men and women pictured working in factory environment. Women's shots are time logged below. Time in: Factory exterior, four-story building with huge multi-pane windows. 1:35:53:21 Title: “Making Vernier Wheels” 01:35:57:26 - 01:36:24:25 Man in industrial gloves hammers machine parts into what looks like cupcake molds. Uses hammer to place parts in cup molds, adds powder, presses into form and hammers 01:36:24:26 - 01:36:31:20 Bird’s eye POV of factory room floor. A dozen men work at identical machines. 01:36:31:21 Title: “Punch presses cut and form metal parts of synchrophase” 01:36:39:17 Long view of different factory room floor. Men sit on chairs in front of workstations equipped with controls and huge belt arrays. Close up of machine stamping. Title: “High speed automatic press punching out audio transformer parts Two men in aprons operate a large automatic punch machine. Close up of punch machine. Title: “Automatic screw machines at work:” Man at belt-driven machine. Close-up of belt-driven machine. Title: “Checking the part for accuracy” Title: “Fine sets require fine tools: Long view of factory floor crowded with dense machines and with men. Title: “Grinding transformer die.” Grinder at work. Title: Shaping steel plate for drill jig.” close up of machine shaving a groove in a plate of metal. Title: “machining drill jig plate” Man operates automatic machine. “Nickel plating various parts of synchrophase” Scene: man in work apron dips objects into vats. Man uses wrench to adjust a belt-driven machine. Man holds bolts in gloved hand. 01:40:08:25 “Assembling Grebe-made parts” 01:40:12:28 -Women workers sit at assembly benches. Long view looking down the center of a work table with facing workstations: over a dozen women at work. Male overseers stand by windo

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