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Weekly Review No. 427
Short Film (Full Length) – 1949
For the thousands of nylon-conscious women of New Zealand this Auckland factory, with its 144 knitting machines, is one of New Zealand’s most important secondary industries. Working at full capacity the factory is capable of turning out over a 1000 pairs of nylon stockings a day.– From the narration
Working here you get a manicure in the boss's time: after all nylons do snag easily!– From the narrration
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