Making Pheasants Eggs Issue Title - Fakes And Shakes (1940)

Pheasants eggs. Northamptonshire. M/S of an old house. Various shots of old craftsman wood turner William Bailey who carries on the centuries old tradition of making wooden pheasants eggs. He is seen working on his treadle lathe, making and painting the eggs. C/U of him. Note: there is a letter from the grandson of the craftsman featured in this film on file. The craftsman’s name was William Bailey and he was the landlord of the Turner’s Arms pub in West Street, Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire. 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),