In a London distillery the last survivor of a group of skilled workers, known as coopers, who came over from the Netherlands carries on his craft, using all the old tools. At 73, he shows that he can still make a rum-puncheon, a cask big enough to hold a man, dexterously and speedily. #Shell #ShellFilmUnit #HistoricFilmArchive #Documentary #1940s #Coopers #Cooper #Barrel #Cask #BarrelMaking #CaskMaking --- Shell Historical Film Archive Shell’s surprising and captivating Historic Film Archive dates from 1934 and covers a rich mix of topics from technology, science and engineering to craftsmanship, motorsport and travelogue. The Shell Film Unit, responsible for the content, was a highly celebrated part of Britain’s Documentary Movement. Key figures from that movement were involved, including: Jack Beddington, Edgar Anstey, Arthur Elton, John Grierson, Kay Mander, Stuart Legg and Douglas Gordon. Its films were wide reaching, often screened in cinemas and through the non-theat...