Knots (1940)

Joe Noble looks at knots. C/U’s of knots in ropes, diagrams illustrate how to tie them. M/S naval cadets learning to tie knots. M/S knot in handkerchief as a reminder. Various shots as diagrams and demonstrations explain how to tie the reef knot, granny knot, sheet bend, and clove hitch amongst others. M/S showing the blind used to use different knots for their alphabet before Braille. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.