New York-1963: Man in a Tweed Suit Opening a Large Red-Wrapped Christmas Present

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1963–1964 · New York · Reel 98b3f33f contains 16 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

Christmas
gift giving
family gathering
mid-century domestic life
generations together
anticipation
holiday ritual

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · tilt
Setting: indoor · Home living room with a red sofa and a decorated side table at Christmas
Time and weather: day · winter
Lighting: Artificial indoor light, probably photoflood, with warm saturated colour
People: 3 · A middle-aged man in a brown tweed suit, white shirt and tie, and an older woman in cat-eye glasses, a blue dress, a brooch and pearls; a third person in dark clothing is partly visible at the right edge.
Objects: large wrapped Christmas present · red floral wrapping paper · purple ribbon · small open white box · red sofa · side table · decorative figurines · greeting card · glass dish · pearl necklace · brooch
Colors: red · teal blue · brown · green · cream
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man holds a large red-wrapped present on his lap while the woman beside him holds a small open white box.
He turns the package over and tips it toward the camera.
The camera reframes as he lifts the box, and the woman breaks into a smile.
She leans in and laughs while he works at the purple ribbon.

Man in a Tweed Suit Opening a Large Red-Wrapped... — Clip Details

Probably New York, circa 1963, home movie footage of a Christmas gift exchange on a red sofa. A man in a brown tweed suit and tie holds a large package in red floral paper, turns it over on his lap and begins to work at the purple ribbon. Beside him an older woman in cat-eye glasses, a blue dress and pearls holds a small open white box and smiles, then laughs as she watches. It is filmed as one handheld 8mm shot at close medium distance that drifts with the parcel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000867

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1963 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: New York, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Meets requests for authentic early-1960s American Christmas footage that shows adults opening presents, for documentaries, holiday features and nostalgia-driven commercial work.
Period detail: The man's narrow-lapel tweed suit and tie, the woman's cat-eye glasses, brooch and pearls, and the patterned wrapping paper all fit the early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: The man turns the package over with unhurried curiosity and the woman laughs as she watches, a natural family moment captured without staging.
What appears in frame: A man in a brown tweed suit, an older woman in cat-eye glasses and a blue dress, a large red floral-wrapped box with a purple ribbon, a small white box in her hand, a red sofa, and a side table with figurines and a card.
Film character: The handheld 8mm image has visible grain, rich reds and blues, and slight softness, with gentle drift as the operator follows the parcel.
Edit role: It works as an emotional cutaway or memory beat in a Christmas sequence, between wider fireplace shots and close shots of children with toys.
Historical context: Dressing in suits and good dresses to exchange gifts at home was a common way to mark Christmas among middle-class American families in the early 1960s.
Research note: The people are identifiable but unnamed private individuals, so a likeness release may be needed for commercial use; the wrapping paper design and decorations are separate from the film copyright, and the setting is a private home.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1960s Christmas home movie, vintage 8mm gift opening, grandmother in cat-eye glasses at Christmas, or mid-century family exchanging presents.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with this reel's 'Couple unwrapping gifts by the fire', 'Man in a smoking jacket unwrapping a gift' and 'Christmas stocking over a lit fireplace', then with the reel's 1964–65 World's Fair footage, then with other early-1960s Christmas gift-opening clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1963 Christmas, likely New York: a man in a tweed suit rests a hand on a large red-wrapped present while an older woman in cat-eye glasses looks on — A man in a tweed suit holds a large Christmas present while the woman beside him holds a small open box, circa 1963.
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Early-1960s home movie still, probably New York: a man works at the ribbon of a red Christmas package beside a smiling older woman in pearls — He starts to work at the ribbon while she smiles and watches.
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Circa 1963 family Christmas, likely New York State: a man raises a red-wrapped present with a purple ribbon as an older woman in cat-eye glasses laughs — Turning the parcel over, the man lifts it into view and the woman breaks into a laugh.
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8mm Christmas footage, circa 1963, probably New York: an older woman in cat-eye glasses grins at a man holding a big red present on a red sofa — The woman grins at the man as he holds the large red package on his lap.
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