Screen Archive South East is a public sector moving image archive serving the South East of England. The archive's collections of magic lantern slides, films, videos and associated materials capture the many varied aspects of life, work and creativity from the early days of screen history to the present day and serve as a rich and invaluable historical resource.
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Bottle of Milk
A C Barnden's film records the passage of a pint of milk - from the teats of dairy cows at Pile Farm to a Burgess Hill doorstep - in just four hours!
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Overview
A C Barnden's charming film charts the progress of a bottle of milk. We start with cows in a field being called by the farmer. After making their way to the parlour, their udders are washed and the teats have milking cups attached. The flowing milk is emptied into a large vat while bottles are sterilised in a washing machine. The bottles are then filled and have foil tops added before being put into a delivery van. We end with a small girl bringing a fresh bottle of milk into her home.
A Bottle of Milk was made by A C Barnden, at the nearby Pile’s Farm on London Road, Burgess Hill. Barnden was the headmaster of London Road School and this is one of several films he made specifically for his pupils, which are now held at Screen Archive South East. Other titles include About Horse Shoes and Haytime. The films record various aspects of local agricultural life and work and Barnden used these films, in addition to commercially available educational films, as audio-visual teaching tools in the London Road School's classrooms.
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