The various stages of production for making auger making are shown in this film for something Footprint Tools once made in huge numbers. Filmed at their previous large complex at Hollis Croft in Sheffield. The company survives albeit much smaller and now operates at Sedgley Works in Hillsborough.

The film is part of a series entitled 'Masters of Metalworking' commissioned by Sheffield City Council's Ruskin Gallery working closely with Ken Hawley who is the narrator on this particular film. It was originally released on no.3 of the series of films in 1993.

The film is made available by kind permission of the Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust who now manage some of the city's museums on behalf of the City Council.

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