The Secret of the Last Cooper | Shell Historical Film Archive

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[@neildelaney5199]

How we survived all those years ago(76) is just unbelievable, The day of the Craftsman is sadly nearly gone, many thanks for showing ,and many thanks to Shell for capturing these gems

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

Wooden barrels are no longer needed

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

The bung hole is the best part

[@nigelparker5886]

Bloody brilliant! And he’s hardly a giant of a man,but his fitness and strength are both extraordinary! Skill to envy there and I’m a time served toolmaker! Cheers all!

[@sharadsutar9692]

Great 🎉

[@nrml76]

There are still a lot of coopers working in the Wine, Whiskey and Brandy industry. They still do the job in more or less the same way apart from using more power tools to make life easier. The job has evolved with time just as it has in the past over the centuries. However, wooden barrels are no longer an ubiquitous storage device so the coopers still around occupy a less visible niche.

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

Plastic

[@DragonsAndDragons777]

Whoever runs this account, thank you for uploading these

[@paulwomack5866]

I visited Sam Smith's brewery in Tadcaster in 1980 - they not only had a full time professional cooper on site, he had an apprentice.

[@RDAUGIRD]

A lot has changed in 45 years.

[@paulwomack5866]

@@RDAUGIRD Humphrey Smith is still very eccentric - that hasn't changed!

[@VictorPonce-o6q]

Wow

[@davids8449]

How old would you say that chap is......... He is working better than a 25 year old . The film must be running slower then 24 fps

[@rjmun580]

73 years old. It's in the caption.