10 More Mesmerising Manufacturing Films from the 1960s | 2nd Edition

[@camtinley]

"Each and every guitar is scientifically tuned just as if they were real musical instruments" @1:48min lol

[@GreenClawForestry]

The subtle British burn

[@JJONNYREPP]

10 More Mesmerising Manufacturing Films (1960s Edition) 2243pm 31.7.24 wow. i expected joe brown to come bounding on, stage left, with his gleeful head and crew cut shouting some mockney patter about bowe belles and it being brass monkeys out there as he fell over some apples.... and grabbed a guitar singing: this is not a fawkin instrument!!!!!

[@ongeri]

"Surprising considering the noise they make" 😂

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@ongeri like Pigs funking or yotes howling....noisy bleeders...

[@livy1962]

Definitely the finest moment.

[@DudeFrom1972]

Content like this never gets old ! - I love to watch, not only because it depict good craftsmanship, but also because I like watching how everyday people looked back then.

[@harbourdogNL]

4:20 The syncopation of footage and soundtrack here is flawless. Back when soundtracks were actually commissioned for each film.

[@ArmyCop]

I'd love to see more compilations like this!

[@harbourdogNL]

The original How It's Made!

[@pata299]

same here... love watching old style manufacturing

[@tz8785]

I'd prefer to have them in their original compilations. Some of those pieces like the one on Humbugs begin like they were originally meant to be back-to-back with another one. Maybe it was originally paired with the one on hand-made chocolates?

[@User0000000000000004]

@@tz8785 and without garbage music ruining them

[@andydelarue9344]

Unwatchable with music

[@nickdryad]

Wallpaper making by hand. Brilliant to watch the woodblocks being carved and the flocking.

[@bryanmontgomery739]

Amazing how skilled these people are - and how many involved in these processes back in the day.

[@troyqueen9503]

Lost trades 😢

[@weejim48]

Back in a time when a lot of things were beautifully crafted by hand. Amazing 👍

[@fredburgessea4925]

No money left for a haircut 😂

[@michaelroberts7374]

Proper instruments 😂

[@captaindingbat]

@@michaelroberts7374😂😂😂

[@aerthreepwood8021]

Man, they were Big Mad at the Beatles, huh?

[@olsim1730]

That wasn't the only passive aggressive comment made during the electric guitar segment 😅

[@dieseldragon6756]

And today, we go for a haircut and have no money left for a guitar! 🙃

[@pata299]

Love that you put a few together to watch...thank you!

[@andrewrussell4707]

I can remember the wood grain effect paper, it was popular for use in kitchens in the 1960’s. The flock wallpaper was very common in the Indian restaurant of the day.

[@ikarus_incarnate]

What sticks out to me is just how 'hands on' and industrious British industry used to be...

[@squeak5164]

That was fantastic, the era caught perfectly and so interesting, my fave was the wallpaper. Great British manufacturing.

[@Rich77UK]

Its truly staggering that in 70 years Britain has lost ALL of this.

[@maxcleveland3446]

Not lost, just in suburban sheds now.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Well, when your attitude towards electric guitars for example, is “just like a real instrument” that “creates noise”, you can see how British industry went down the crapper .

[@Vesnicie]

​@@trappenweisseguy27I don't think a bad attitude is what caused domestic manufacturing to tank.

[@chrisperyagh]

Pilgrim Harps still make both pedal and lever harps here and are now based in Horley.

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

false

[@BlackRose-vi2yg]

Real musical instruments.. Gotta love these old flicks

[@pata299]

Burns Guitars is still in business, btw.

[@braddbradd5671]

Just had a look there quite cheap

[@grizcuz]

The name still exists, but the company's died and been resurrected a few times since this film. The original models are quite collectable and demand quite a bit of cash for a good one. The modern new ones are just cheap Chinese versions with a Burns logo on the headstock. They've no actual relation to the company in this film.

[@vadillo1]

When safety and PPE was not a thing yet... Priceless footage.

[@byOldHand]

Thank you! Such a beautiful documentation

[@scronx]

I LOVE this kind of thing. Thanks!

[@GenaF]

The narrator of the guitar one thinks he's a bit smart doesn't he? 🎸

[@GeorgePire]

Product of his era, just like the rest of us.. in the main🙂

[@flyerphil7708]

Why would you think that?

[@TheDukeOfDallas]

Whelp.. Someone has to be the intelligent one in the conversation, now don't they?

[@professornuke7562]

"Almost as though it's a REAL musical instrument."

[@friartuck103]

This is what they mean when they say,"things today aren't made like they used to be."

[@stephmaccormick3195]

The narrators are so funny. Dad level funny.

[@leonclose7823]

Some sick burns in the guitar bit.

[@sarah7895]

The wallpaper was amazing! I'd much prefer that to something computer printed.

[@jakebarnes28]

8:50 the harp he's working on was made in Chicago, USA at Lyon & Healy. They're still in business on Grand Avenue I believe.

[@user-tgbghftvm]

19:20 Robert Welch (21 May 1929 - 15 March 2000).

[@Vesnicie]

"All this to make a bedlam of adolescent noise". Love it.

[@inayat21189]

Hahahaha iI know! That was a funny line. 😂😂

[@holdingstrong8686]

I worked making glasses the process has drastically changed. This was interesting for me.

[@daveydoodle52]

Such condescension in thr guitar narration!

[@LeftIsBest001]

I want some of that handmade wallpaper. 😊❤

[@julianaylor4351]

Still available but it will cost you a fortune.

[@mpeg2tom]

4:48 VRI (Victoria Regina Imperatrix) I guess they made it to match existing paper in Balmoral Castle installed during the reign of Queen Victoria.

[@inayat21189]

Its a very very refreshing set of films. Brings me to realize that production is not only a machines job. Even today, in 2024, production is a combination of humans and machine. Craftsmanship might be a luxury in 2060 as well, as it was in 1960, and is in 2024. And that it takes a team, a sincere team and sincere effort to bring out a beautiful even if its a simple product. I dont know if people's ego was as large back then as it is right now or maybe maybe not. But it was a different time. Tooth brushes should be added to this list as well. Long story short. This was a great compilation

[@nigelcarren]

Flocking Hell I love that wallpaper! Fun fact: After 1970 it was a planning requirement that EVERY Indian restaurant in England had to have used at least one dozen rolls of Plum-Flock paper in the dining area! Also, this flock paper had to be able to resist sixty minutes of vigorous rubbing from the shoulder of a heavy-set man in a green corduroy jacket, or two hours rubbing from a history teacher in a tan jacket. In addition, once a year a council official would visit with a colour-chart to make sure that the wall-paper was slowly yellow on account of all the cigarette smoke. If the paper became sticky to the touch before the estimated five year period, the restaurant proprietor was awarded free parking in the town! True! 🇬🇧

[@MrBarnejstinson]

Yeah nylon is definitely appropriate material for electric guitar strings :D

[@Tailssonic1999x]

So much shade was thrown in that guitar clip.

[@Daud76]

I always like the fact that most craftsmen of yesterday insisted on wearing his tie.

[@sjs260563]

my mum used to say "sky blue pink" whenever you asked what colour something was, I just looked it up it's a saying that appered in print at least in the 1890s so she probably got it from her mum

[@Vesnicie]

Mine too! She added a little more: sky-blue pink with purple polka dots.

[@kylevollstaedt6401]

Camerawork in the pottery one is amazing!

[@smallstonefan]

This was so fun to watch! However, it really struck me just how many jobs we've lost to automation over the years.

[@AaronHahnStudios]

The commentary is hilarious, I love it!

[@ATVHOLICS]

Filmed in old England, what a treat!

[@Doc-Holliday1851]

Bring back British manufacturing!

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

The wallpaper one was extremely interesting. I guess I just hadn't thought about how it was made all those years ago.

[@Justin_Saves]

Excellent video! Thank you thank you 🤘😝🤙

[@RichardAugustMatthew19Man]

Thank you for calling electric guitars real musical instruments and showing how harps are maintained.

[@BasicUniversalEconomics]

Now with the internet people dont care about craftsmanship since we have no time to enjoy it

[@NandiCollector]

*22:00** my favorite clip from this amazing video!*

[@hummingbir6]

4:04 I might have heard this wrong.

[@dieseldragon6756]

Amazing to think that one of my favourite shows - _How it's Made_ (🇫🇷: _Comment c'est Fait_ ) - Had a British equivalent I'd never heard of which preceeded it by at least 45 years! 🇬🇧💯😁

[@silvaxavier66]

Excelentes produtos manufaturados da década de 60.

[@Davidbirdman101]

From the country that gave us tea time and monty python, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, British Pathé, a wonderful learning experience for the whole family! God save the Quain!

[@Nerval-kg9sm]

It's interesting that the guitars and the harps are the only products shown that benefit from not being completely automated.

[@daleskidmore1685]

My aunt, uncle and three cousins emigrated to Australia on the Oriana. Back when we made lots of stuff; just a few men in sheds left now.

[@bigredc222]

The girl at 15:20 is cute, she's have a hard time not giggling because she's being filmed.

[@_Piers_]

The Matchbox video, that guy's just casually walking around with a ladle of molten metal.

[@thomaspolley4977]

"scientifically tuned just as if they were real musical instruments" I came for the manufacturing video. I stayed for the music, and the wicked burn.

[@esmeraldo7887]

fantastic

[@robertreynolds1044]

"Just as if they were real musical instruments " My name is Bicycle Bob and I approved this message.

[@johnnyfivejmc]

I was a child of those times, -take me back there, NOW,!

[@JJONNYREPP]

10 More Mesmerising Manufacturing Films (1960s Edition) 2245pm 31.7.24 quite liked his alliteration preposterous though it probably was. posthumously.

[@michellefalleur960]

I feel the same

[@Rich77UK]

Everyone has a soft spot, sad feeling of loss for their childhood days. I was born in 77 so am a child of the 80s which I would give anything to go back too. But realistically. Anytime from the 50s to mid 90s would suit me well. Pre mass computers, internet and mobile phones. Life was so much better before these things.

[@johnmcmahon5225]

Most people were working in dangerous, hot, dirty mills or factories back in those days. There were no worries about exposure to toxic materials or conditions like carpal tunnel. No one was concerned about pollution either. Yes, we all miss being young, but things were not better then.

[@michellefalleur960]

@@johnmcmahon5225 Yes, good point, I tend to look back with very thick rose-tinted specs on

[@grizz9150]

@4:50 is there any company that still manufacturers the lens and frame like that? id love to have a pair like that

[@frankiedeleon6795]

So cool! I bet that factory has trees and plants inside. Abandoned

[@PILOSOPAUL]

the first narrator for the guitar is giving Huggbees

[@kirkfoley5544]

Peak of old world humanity

[@Nerval-kg9sm]

The Willian Morris-Morris Dance pun is groan-worthy.

[@terrydote1335]

using gloves in that candy stretching machine is insane!!!!

[@Gowerrr]

"bedlam of adolescent noise" "So wildly expensive, its no wonder they have no money left for a haircut" "Each guitar is scientifically tuned, just as if they were real musical instruments"... This guy HATES guitars, who wrote this informational documentary doused in SHADE, the most high brow dis track I've heard

[@aerthreepwood8021]

"Half of Britain's population wears glasses." That seems high. Is that high?

[@paulmaxwell8851]

Apparently the number today is 74%. That includes people who went for surgery and stopped needed glasses or contact lenses. It's an alarmingly high figure, because sight problems often lead to additional medical issues years later.

[@Макс_из_Новосибирска]

Мужик, делающий крикетную биту на токарном станке без защитных очков на 13.12, очевидно, имеет запасные глаза.

[@alainclvpentax8798]

Love it

[@tonywright8294]

Excellent W crafts people

[@AlphasAnthelion]

Fantastic! England as we liked it.

[@LanceCampeau]

24:45

[@olsim1730]

There is no pinch point

[@Mug-82]

When I buy a cheap product I know that the price I pay will be high.

[@marcse7en]

By its very definition, it WON'T be! 🤣

[@marcse7en]

@@camshaftcasting1451 What does "whooosh!" mean? (With three "o's")

[@HankHillspimphand]

Manufacturing Films should be number 1. they are clearly done with skill and care......not done by those with not enough money to buy a haircut!

[@paulhare662]

This is too weird. I was taking apart a 1989 Baldwin Hamilton piano today and was thinking about how it was made. What gets suggested this evening?

[@flybobbie1449]

For us boomers our parents worked hard as crafts people to produce beautiful things. That instilled a work ethic into us. We did our bit up to now where we are reaching retirement. Feel sorry for young now looking forward to job in McDonalds.

[@cormackjames]

Paid so much for their guitars they have no money left for a haircut LMAO!

[@gregh378]

All through the glasses clip I was thinking surely there's an easier way

[@DukeCannon]

Electric guitars are tuned as if they're a musical instrument

[@julianaylor4351]

Obviously the narrator had never heard The Shadows.

[@dannydougin3925]

8:11 *that* is a handsome man!

[@kennixox262]

"Margrot" on the Humbug making machine in high heels. Imagine how she felt after a long day making candy. These old industrial films are great. Rather sad to see these domestic, made-by-hand no mostly gone.

[@user-tgbghftvm]

Потрясающее чувство при нырке в прошлое

[@gatito2490]

Keren bgtt🔥🔥

[@elv1swest770]

The guitars are worth more now than they cost new

[@R_Jackson]

Fascinating seeing the woman making little signs that read "Expired" for the parking meter.

[@BILLY-px3hw]

The guitar narrator is a bit cheeky......yes, a bit cheeky indeed

[@jorickjoetoep]

Just another day at the office. I forged some spoons today 🎉

[@clivelee4279]

It must be Monday morning, everyone’s overalls are creased and clean .

[@suekaraiskos7104]

“Just as if they were REAL musical instruments “😂😂

[@jamesmc1272]

The ENGLAND I remember.

[@hndyrel877]

When every handmade things are for every humankind, not the rich ones 😢

[@ahmadkhasfol6487]

Mostly the workers on 16.37 suffer back bone after longtime job.

[@localcrew]

Is it just me or is the designer of stainless steel flatware also wrestling striped candy there at the end? Sure looks like him.

[@User0000000000000004]

WHAT? HELLO? COULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK UP? I CAN'T HEAR YOU! SOME JOHNNY HAS PULLED UP WITH HIS MUSIC TURNED ALL THE WAY UP!!

[@LegendofLaw]

That candy machine can not be safe at all.

[@julianaylor4351]

I wonder if that wallpaper firm is the same one that former Chancellor George Osborne's family own?

[@robertharris1748]

The voice-over about Caxton is completely wrong. He brought moveable type printing to England quite; literally a revolutionary change from woodblock printing.

[@StonesAndSand]

4:15 Now, there's a guy who gives a flying flock.

[@WalterBurton]

MATCHBOX CARS! ❤❤❤😭😭😭❤❤❤

[@LaiL0z_on_yt]

how do you have 105k videos?

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

8:23 harps

[@quintinstephens2573]

The manly, hairy chest of the guy making the Humbugs, at the end….shudder…lol