First Cornish Oyster Feast (1925)

Item title reads - First Cornish Oyster Feast. “Duchy of Cornwall“ oysters will - it is predicted - soon rival Colchester and Whitstable. Falmouth, Cornwall. M/S of fishermen on a boat, they throw the nets into the water, then haul them out again, other men stand behind and watch. C/U of men cutting the oysters open and gobbling the contents. M/S of the group on the boat, they raise their oysters then eat them. M/S of the fishermen and women, all are wearing jumpers with shields on, the camera pans across them. M/S of two ladies stood with the mayor, the girls are wearing hats with the initials ’.’ on the front. C/U of one elderly man with the same hat. Note: an orange tinted version exists. 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