Tropical Shell Shapers (1966)

Brighton, Sussex. A look at the ways exotic shells can be used to make attractive household objects. C, U on a box of tropical shells, pan to box of large melon shells, pan long more boxes of exotic shells. A man in rubber gloves picks out two shells and dips them in a vat of liquid a secret formula. C, U of the man as he washes the shells. The man trims the rough edges of the shell on a lathe. C, U of an enormous shell being polished it is used as a Church font. A woman tips out a bag of dried sea horses into a drawer. C, U of a bear s paw shell in the woman s hand. C, U of a fox s head shell. C, U of a blue abalone, a pattern has been carved in the mother of pearl interior. C, U of a pile of bull s mouth shells. Various C, Us of shells on display, some have flower arrangements inside. C, U of a young woman putting on shell earrings. C, U of a woman s hands sliding a napkin from a speckled shell ring, pan to a butter dish made from shell. Tilt up a horrible shell figurine of a w