Fishing Net Hat Issue Title Is Hands Wanted (1939)

Part of HANDS WANTED issue. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Various shots of gnarled old fisherman making a trendy hat for a pretty young woman using unusual materials. He makes the brim from a piece of old rope, the rest of the hat is made from a fishnet. He places the hat on the girl’s head and holds up her compact mirror so she can see. Note: novelty fashion item - shows ’make-do and mend’ resourcefulness of women during the war. FILM ID:1280.2 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 foot