TEA INDUSTRY, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN Part 2

Description

A man pushing cart from field to building where leaves are dried. Int, leaves being placed in driers. Tea coming out of drum. Cutting machines and sieves in motion. Tea leaves are taken out of machine. Man putting separated leaves into oven for final roasting. Tea is put into different sorting machines. The tea, as it is agitated in buckets and poured into another type of machine. MCU of the tea leaves dropping onto floor from separator. Woman picks up basket, puts the tea in another machine. Men putting the tea into different machines. Two tea experts and manager inspecting tea for color, fragrance, and taste. CU, bit of the tea is weighed, then tea is put into cups and hot water poured over it. CU, tea being stirred in cups. Taster taking a spoonful of tea from each cup, tasting it. Another man smells the dry tea. CU, of three grades of tea. A hand comes in and scoops up a bit of each, letting it fall again. Pan, with samples of tea. CU, of two samples, orange pekoe and another type. Sample of green tea in trays. CU, packaged tea. Three girls packaging tea. CU, of packaged tea. CU, of box, green tea. A laborer in factory ties up boxes. Tea boxes are stencilled. Workmen dumping tea into the boxes. Tea being levelled in box, shaken to settle it in the bottom of the box, and then boxes are nailed. CU of crate "Japan Green Tea Natural Leaves, Made in Occupied Japan." Stapling metal strips on a box of tea. CU, Stuarts Private Blend, Extra Superior Japan Tea, Chicago, Made in Occupied Japan. Others marked, Toledo, San Francisco. (This is tea specially packed for various dealers in the States.) Laborers load boxes of tea on trucks outside of warehouse. A loaded truck pulling out of factory area.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities