Eyes (1943)

Making artificial eyes at Ministry of Pensions Optical Depot. London. M/S of a woman bringing out a tray of artificial eyes. M/S of a line of women making the eyes in workshop. C/U as tube of optical glass is melted over glass jet then blown into bulb. C/U as pupil and iris are worked in with coloured glass and treated with clear crystal, artificial blood vessels are added. M/S as back is shaped to fit the eye socket and the eye is moulded to the required shape. M/S as it is placed in crucible with heated wood ash. C/U of 3 finished eyes in a row. FILM ID:1491.3 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 Paramo