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The Rank papier-mâché gong & the Gongmen who struck it - Chester Cinemas

The papier-mâché gong displayed at the London Film Museum There are many conflicting accounts on the history of one of the most famous British trademarks, the Rank Gongman. Many believed, incorrectly, that Bombardier Billy Wells was the first. The actual count is … Read more

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Incidentally, the gong is actually made of plaster and paper and the noise we hear, the reverberations of a Chinese tam-tam (three feet diameter), is recorded by percussionist James Blades.
if the gong was hit it would smash