Clock-Works (1932)

Titles read: “Clock-works. In an atmosphere of chimes and tick-tocks, some of the world's oldest clocks and mechanical marvels, are carefully preserved in Switzerland.“ Switzerland. Various shots of watches, clocks and little music boxes. We also see an automated human figure called 'The Sketcher' - it is a mechanical man drawing. C/U of the workings in the back of the figure. An automated bird in a cage sings. Very tiny birds spring up from little music boxes and clocks and sing. FILM ID: 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 Vis