Industry on Parade was a short television program that aired in the U.S. from1950-1960. It was produced by the National Association of Manufacturers. The series demonstrated complicated industrial processes that transformed raw materials into finished products. Industry On Parade Pennsylvania NY and California is one of those black and white, public service, industrial films, probably produced in the mid 1950’s. Narrators used were Bob Wilson, Peter Roberts, and Radcliffe Hall. It was produced by Arthur Lodge Production, Inc. In 1953, Arthur Lodge formed his company and began producing his educational films. He wrote and produced more than 500 episodes for Industry On Parade.
Pennsylvania – wrought iron makers’ history – antique anvil for iron making (0:20-0:34). Pit furnace – smelting furnace (0:35-0:57). Bellows to flame the fire (0:47-0:52). Mixing strands of silicate slag, glass fibers, into the iron for strength (0:58-1:13). Reverberatory furnace / Puddling furnace illustration (1:14-1:22). Reverberatory furnace (1:23-1:38). Factory scene showing a train delivering materials (1:39-1:42). Bessemer converter furnace (1:43-2:27). Photoelectric cells measure infrared rays giving the amount of carbon in the metal (2:03-2:06). Iron being poured into slag to be mixed (2:45-3:06). Plume of iron rolled and re-rolled (3:07-3:47). Iron transported from one batch of rollers to another (3:48-4:04). Wrought iron process completed (4:05-4:41). Making Kiddie Cars (4:50-5:23). Princeton, Wisconsin – Handmade hats (5:28-5:38). Views of Princeton, Wisconsin in 1939 (5:39-5:54). Handcraft Company, Inc. (5:55-6:00). Muk-luks (6:01-6:15). Knitting machines making Muk-luks (6:16-6:39). Toes are sewn and then they are shaped (6:40-7:04). Leather soles are cut out and attached to knitted sock (7:05-7:33). Hand working on socks (7:34-8:00). School classrooms (8:07-8:18). Mill Springs, Kentucky – Going to a grist mill to have corn ground into meal (8:47-9:22). Water wheel of the grist mill (9:23-9:41). Gears and belts (9:42-9:48). Stones grinding the corn into corn meal (10:00-10:20). Water wheel (10:21-10:26). Young boys fishing (10:28-10:37). Corn bread coming out of the oven (10:41-10:49).
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