Trenton New Jersey-1967: Worker Operating Phosphating Machine

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationTrenton, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Trenton New Jersey

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Worker Operating Phosphating Machine — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this clip captures a close-up of an industrial phosphating machine in operation. A person's hand guides a cylindrical metal part into the machine, which features a large rotating drum with ribbed grooves. The scene is bathed in a deep purple-blue light, creating a moody, atmospheric glow against the dark industrial setting. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color shifts of vintage Super 8 home movie film, offering a rare glimpse into mid-century manufacturing processes in Trenton, New Jersey.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124083192

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1967 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Trenton, New Jersey, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s industrial-process requests needing close home-movie views of factory machinery, metal treatment, or manufacturing work in Trenton, New Jersey.
Period detail: The visible ribbed metal drum, hand-guided part, and dark shop setting may show mid-century industrial equipment captured on 8mm film in 1967.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close to the working machine, preserving an informal observer's view rather than a staged instructional setup.
What appears in frame: Frames show a ribbed rotating cylinder, vertical metal posts, dark machinery, a worker's hand, small reflective fittings, and purple-blue industrial light.
Film character: Dense grain, strong color shift, low exposure, and slight contact-sheet softness give the clip a physical 8mm texture consistent with home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, process insert, or atmospheric transition for manufacturing, metallurgy, or industrial memory sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually situates industrial labor around hands-on machine operation, without identifying the specific facility, company, or product beyond the supplied phosphating description.
Research note: A person's hand is visible, so likeness review may apply; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from any workplace, property, or personal-rights review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1967 8mm industrial machine footage, Trenton New Jersey manufacturing, phosphating process, metal treatment, factory close-up, and vintage home movie machinery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1967 Trenton industrial footage, then broader 1960s manufacturing and metalworking home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Trenton industrial home-movie frame showing a hand guiding a metal part near a ribbed machine drum under purple-blue lighting. — A hand works near the ribbed drum of the phosphating machine.

Close 8mm view of dark industrial machine components in Trenton, New Jersey, with reflective fittings and heavy purple-blue color shift. — Machine details appear in low light as the equipment continues operating.

1967 industrial close-up showing vertical supports, small metal fittings, and a lever-like machine part in grainy purple-blue 8mm footage. — The machine is seen from a close, shadowed angle with several metal fittings visible.

Final frame of the 1967 Trenton machine sequence, showing dark phosphating equipment, vertical posts, and a small horizontal cylindrical part. — Dark machine components and metal supports fill the final close-up frame.

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