The technique and skills of chalice making, filmed in the firm of J Smith & Sons, Clarendon St, Dublin.
This report shows craftsmen at work, designing and making a silver chalice. Beginning with an illustration, the chalice is hand-crafted in silver and placed in a cushioned presentation box.
This episode of 'Broadsheet' was broadcast on 10 July 1962. The footage shown here is mute.
'Broadsheet' was a magazine style, nightly review of people and events introduced by John O'Donoghue and presented by the Broadsheet Unit.
