Built For Abuse (1930)

Story about how balls for American football are made. C, U of a man cutting pieces of leather for the ball. C, U of the machine he uses. C, U of foam being cut into lozenge shapes. C, U of woman applying glue to surface of leather then sticking the foam onto the leather. C, U of metal hole punch being placed on leather and press being used to punch the holes. It s an American football being made for their queer C, U of man sewing pieces together. He sews various pieces of the ball together. A pole is then used to turn the ball inside out. The seams of the ball are then stitched. Air is pumped into one of the balls. C, U of pressure gauge. L, S of a game of American Football. Shot of the game from high in the stands very large crowd. High angle shot of the players crouching down then running towards each other. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 653. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMEN