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[Gyproc]

Item number (ISN):

104819

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1920/1929 ?

Item number (ISN):

104819

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

GRAPHIC CONSULTANTS LTD.

Accession:

1972-0105

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1920/1929 ?

Description:

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This film shows the process of making fireproof wall boards in the factory of the Canadian Gypsum and Alabastrine Limited. Each intertitle explains what each picture shows. Long Span reinforced handmade tile. Soak Belt where alcidine gypsum is mixed with water, fibre and foam. Tile enters dry kiln and tile is removed from the kiln. The calcined gypsum is carried by the board mill by belt conveyor where calcined gypsum is mixed with water. Calcined Gypsum, the consistency of thick starch cream, is then mixed with starch. The slurry is poured on the paper board. Note the groove and taper on the edge. Sealing edges of board with starch. Excess starch is automatically cleaned off. The board now goes rough on the ironing belt. Trade mark, "Gyproc fireproof wallboard" being stamped on board. Sizing rolls and by the automatic cutting machine. Each board is at to the required length. The boards enter the dryer which is 254 feet long and temperature 325 degrees F and come out of dryers. The boards are taken by electric truck to storage and domestic consumption.

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Notes:

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1. Credits at foot: "Use Gyproc - The Canada Gypsum and Alabastine Limited".~2. Not listed in "The Films of the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau : A Preliminary Catalogue".~3. No on-screen identificataion of production company.~4. Given the 90-year rule, this title is under copryright until the 31 December 2019.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

90842

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8810-0009

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

337775

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1919

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

337776

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1717

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

337840

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1691

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

337841

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1920

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

337847

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1718

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

7301-1691

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8810-0009

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Donor restrictions:

The permission of Library and Archives Canada is required to reproduce this title.

Copyright status:

Under copyright until 31 December 2019.

Copyright owner:

Copyright may rest with The Canada Gypsum and Alabastin Limited.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Library and Archives Canada

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