Inside W. Tatton Silk Works, Leek

Spinning silk with speed and precision in Staffordshire.

In this promotional colour film, a young woman on the shop floor at Tatton Silk Works deftly laces up a silk thread spinning machine. The dexterity of this employee and her co-workers ensures that this precision-built machinery can operate as efficiently as possible. Produced by Ernest Scragg & Co. of Macclesfield, these machines were the cutting-edge technology of their day.