Chess Piece Making (1963)

Zsambek, Hungary. LS. Village church on the hill. MLS. Small house covered in snow where the only chess piece makers work. Various shots of men and women working at lathes and cutting machines shaping and carving various chess pieces out of wood. MS. Room where women sit and finish off the pieces. MS. & CU. Two men playing chess. (F.G.) Date found in the old record - 26/03/1963. FILM ID:2645.1 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 news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.