All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic

This short film presented by the Reynolds Metals Company details how aluminum is manufactured and illustrates the seemingly endless uses of this versa...

A look at the makers of American made goods for men and the resurgence of clothing manufacturing in the United States.

The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.

A short film about axe making in Oakland, Maine. It documents the process of creating fine axes in the Emerson Stevens shop -- the last axe factory to...

The video is accompanied by a richly detailed article that adds more depth to the documentary. If there’s any question about why Hollywood is dead set...

This short film from 1946 presents an outline of the fur trade's history and the commercial use of fur in Canada. A thirst for fur by the kings and co...

Promotes television sets and the broadcast of New York's first regularly scheduled programs by providing a clinical look at the inner workings of tele...

Lingerie--a word that conjures up silk, seduction and sensuality, the items that can create a curve or a mood. Underwear is the first thing to touch y...

At any given moment hundreds of people are soaring above us in a 747. From the moment the very first jumbo jet took off in 1969, it has been the aircr...

A Canadian union and workers in a GM plant mobilize to save it in what will become the fight of their lives.

This French-Canadian co-production goes behind the scenes of the huge tobacco industry, whose economic power has been expanding for five decades at th...

A film about fireworks, the people who make them and the cultures behind them across the globe.

Examines the mesmerising construction of clear crystal glass pieces created by the craftsmen of Waterford. The process from the intense heat of the fu...

Jettingen Germany is home to Ludo Fact, one of the world's largest manufacturers of board and card games. This documentary shows how a board game make...