- Title: F-9920
- Summary: THE MINT: THE U. S. MINT IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 1930s. FEDERAL AGENCY. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. MINTING PROCESS ILLUSTRATED. COINAGE. CURRENCY.
- Description:00:00:20 - EXTERIOR U. S. MINT BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA. TILT DOWN CORINTHIAN COLUMNS TO ENTRANCE. COUPLE WALKS INTO BUILDING FLANKED BY GUARDS 00:00:47 - INTERIOR US MINT BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, 1930s PERMANENT DISPLAYS HISTORY OF MONEY MAKING, IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS 00:01:03 - MS, CU EARLY COIN PRESSING MACHINE 00:01:14 - MS, CU EARLY SCALES USED TO TEST THE WEIGHT OF METALS IN THE 1800'S 00:01:23 - MRS. NELLIE ROSS, DIRECTOR OF THE MINT SHOWS MAN COINS 00:01:38 - U.S. MINT ENGRAVING DEPARTMENT. CU ENGRAVER WORKING ON COIN. ARTIST PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES AND LETTERING ON COIN. PLASTER MODEL OF A DIME AND HARD METAL FORM. PROCESS OF COINAGE. 00:02:38 - CU COLLECTION OF SINGLE-FACED COINS. COIN DESIGNS. 00:02:55 - WORKER AT TRANSFER ENGRAVING MACHINE REPRODUCES MECHANICALLY THE DESIGN OF A LARGE MODEL ON A SMALL MASTER. CU SMALL CUTTER CARVING OUT THE DESIGN 00:03:22 - CU BLANK PIECE OF STEEL PUT IN PRESSING MACHINE CU DIAL SHOWING PRESSURE. CU STEEL BEFORE AND AFTER PRESSING MACHINE 00:03:52 - PROCESS OF MAKING COINS SHOWN, METAL BEING WEIGHED OUT ON SCALE FOR PENNIES, ALLOY PLACED IN A BOX PURE COPPER BEADS ADDED. COPPER, TIN, ZINC METALLURGY. ALLOYS PLACED IN FURNACE, DOOR CLOSED, METALS MELTED. FLAMES BELCH FORTH. 00:05:26 - WORKER PLACES PROTECTIVE EYE GOGGLES ON, LOOKS INTO FURNACE 00:05:44 - WORKER CAPS FURNACE. MOLTEN METAL POURS OUT INTO CARRY, TRANSFERRED INTO A RACK, CU POURING MOLTEN METAL. CAST INTO BARS. 00:06:16 - WORKER TAKES COPPER ALLOY INGOTS OUT OF MOLD. DIPS INTO CHEMICAL SOLUTION. 00:06:36 - WORKERS PASSING INGOTS THROUGH ROLLERS. INGOTS ROLLED INTO STRIPS OF UNIFORM THICKNESS & QUALITY. 00:06:57 - WORKERS OPERATING PLANCHING PRESS, METAL STRIPS RUN THROUGH MACHINES THAT PUNCH OUT CIRCULAR METAL DISKS CALLED PLANCHETS. 00:07:16 - PLANCHETS PLACED IN SPECIAL OVENS TO SOFTEN 00:07:30 - PLANCHETS IN TUMBLING BARRELS, SWIRLED AROUND CU TUMBLING COINS 00:07:47 - WORKER DRAINS COINS IN WHEEL BARROW STRAINER CU PILE OF PLANCHETS 00:08:10 - EMPLOYEES OPERATING STAMPING PRESSES, U S MINT. 00:08:30 - CU SLOW MOTION PRESSING COINS. CU FINISHED COINS IN PILE. 00:08:49 - ROWS OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES INSPECT FINISHED COINS QUALITY CHECK 00:09:15 - EMPLOYEES OPERATE 1930s COUNTING MACHINE. COUNTING COINS, COINS PLACED IN SACKS. SACKS TIED CU SACKS OF MONEY COINS 00:09:56 - COINAGE MONTAGE: PILES OF COINS, MONEY TRANSACTIONS, COINS ROLLING THROUGH PNEUMATIC TUBE, RINGING IN SALES IN CASH REGISTER. WOMAN WEIGHING HERSELF. 00:10:13 - FILM ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1930
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: F-9920