This 1955 color educational film about gold filling is an RKO Pathe Production produced by Jay Bonafield, narrated by Dwight Weist. A woman wearing a 1950s calf-length suit with broach and large pin, wedge shoes, and pillbox hat enters a store. The salesman fails to explain the value of filled gold jewelry, to which the narrator does. A display of china patterns is in a showcase (:45-3:57). Gold is shown in the following: quartz rock, headpiece on an Egyptian mannequin, Egyptian statue, Roman sheath, Chinese drinking vessel, an elaborately carved cup adorned with jewels, Renaissance snuffboxes, and 16th century watch cases (3:58-5:10). Paintings are shown of explorers and prospectors searching for gold (5:11-6:27). The 1742 accidental discovery of attaching a gold coin to silver in England is reenacted, which resulted in the process called gold filling (6:29-9:21). A bar of 24-carat pure gold is shown. It is cut into smaller pieces and mixed with other metals, depending on the tint desired. The mix is heated and poured into a mold. The new bar is rolled and annealed before being stamped. It next is permanently bonded to the foundation metal in the Drever furnace and cooled. The gold filling is rolled out as flat stock. Products shown are cufflinks, tie clasps, watch cases, lighters, and belt buckles (9:22-13:07). Disks are cut and bonded in a cylinder shape, which are reduced further to become gold-filled wires. Products shown are filigree watch attachments, earrings, and necklaces (13:08-15:26). A third type of gold-filling is tubing. An assortment of gold-filled jewelry is shown (15:27-16:16). Flat oval blank are stamped and annealed to make lighters. More gold-filled jewelry is displayed. Flat stock is punched and pierced. A sunburst is etched in to make earrings. Soldering and polishing is done by hand. Cuff links are shown being made (16:17-19:35). A gold-filled watch case and expandable band are made (19:36-22:26). Gold-filled eyeglass frames are finished (22:27-23:15). 1955 clothing and accessories are modeled. A model wears a town suit and gold-filled linked earrings with pearls, with matching gold-filled waist pin and bracelet, and watch. A model wears a sport sheath and tone-on-tone scarab with a gold-filled crescent at the waist and bangle bracelets. A male model uses a gold-filled lighter for his cigarette and checks his watch. A female model arrives wearing gold-filled heart-shaped bangle bracelets with matching earrings. A model wears a pastel satin cocktail dress and matching gold-filled and rhinestone earrings and necklace. Her bracelets are gold-filled with cultured pearls. A model wears turquoise and gold-filled earrings and gold-filled eyeglass frames with blue enamel. A model wears a cocktail dress accessorized with amber and topaz stones set in pink-shaded gold filling. A gold-filled lantern pill is attached to her black glove. She also wears large link gold-filled bracelets. A white evening dress is accentuated with pyramid-shaped earrings, bracelet, and necklace (23:16-26:40). The customer buys gold-filled cufflinks from a knowledgeable sales clerk (26:41-30:12). A 10K Gold Filled stamp is shown (30:13-30:26).

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