United States-1940: Man With a Pipe Holding Tinsel Beside a Christmas Tree

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1940 · United States · Reel 8857db40 contains 12 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 decorating
domestic life
holiday preparation
pipe smoking
informal portraiture
interaction with filmmaker

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · Approximately eye level
Setting: indoor · Domestic interior beside a decorated Christmas tree
Time and weather: Indeterminate · Christmas season; winter inferred · Not visible
Lighting: Dim interior illumination with bright colored tree bulbs and reflective tinsel
People: 1 · One clearly visible adult man with short receding hair, eyeglasses, a dark jacket and a white collared shirt holds tinsel with a pipe in his mouth.
Objects: Christmas tree · silver tinsel · colored electric bulbs · hanging ornaments · smoking pipe · eyeglasses · dark jacket · white collared shirt
Colors: black · dark green · silver · red · orange · warm beige
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man holds silver tinsel beside the illuminated tree with a pipe in his mouth.
He looks toward the camera while keeping the tinsel near the branches.
He begins turning his attention back toward the tree.
His profile faces the decorations as the shot ends.

Man With a Pipe Holding Tinsel Beside a Christmas Tree — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1940 home movie footage shows a bespectacled man with a pipe beside a decorated Christmas tree. He holds a loose bundle of silver tinsel, glances toward the camera and turns back toward the branches. Colored bulbs and reflective ornaments stand out against the dark interior. A continuous medium shot records his small gestures and changing profile.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002973

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$149 · Editorial only 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.

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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: 1940 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: 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: This circa 1940 domestic holiday scene supports documentary requests for a pipe-smoking man decorating a Christmas tree.
Period detail: The eyeglasses, short receding hairstyle and dark jacket over a white collar are compatible with circa 1940, without fixing an exact date.
Home-movie behavior: His brief glance toward the filmmaker interrupts the decorating before he turns back to the branches.
What appears in frame: A bespectacled man holds silver tinsel beside dark branches, colored bulbs and hanging ornaments, with a pipe in his mouth.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, deep interior shadows and glowing colored highlights characterize the projected-film capture.
Edit role: The complete glance-and-return gesture works as a holiday cutaway or a brief domestic memory beat.
Historical context: The shot records indoor Christmas decorating with electric lights and reflective tinsel, alongside the man's visible pipe smoking.
Research note: An identifiable adult and a private interior are visible; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1940 Christmas home movies, a pipe-smoking decorator and silver tinsel on a lighted tree.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's tree decorating, presents and turkey dinner, then other United States footage circa 1940 and domestic holiday preparations.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1940, a bespectacled man with a pipe looks down beside a Christmas tree while holding silver tinsel. — The man holds a loose bundle of tinsel beside colored lights and ornaments.
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A Christmas decorator in the United States, circa 1940, glances toward the camera with a pipe in his mouth and silver tinsel in hand. — He glances toward the filmmaker while keeping the tinsel near the branches.
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Beside a lighted Christmas tree in the United States, circa 1940, the man shifts his gaze away from the camera toward the decorations. — His attention shifts back toward the decorated branches.
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In the United States, circa 1940, the decorator turns away from the camera to face a Christmas tree hung with tinsel and colored lights. — The shot ends with the man facing the tree.
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