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PORT ISAAC issue title - FOR MEN MUST WORK....

Port Isaac Issue Title - For Men Must Work.... (1938)

A look at the lovely little fishing village...

ALCHEMY

Alchemy (1938)

A sweet sketch about the eternal question of alchemy

MOTION

Motion (1942)

A camera and light show us the movement tracks for different activities in a study of...

MODEL THEATRE  aka PENNY PLAIN TWOPENCE COLOURED issue title is THE YOUNG IDEA

Model Theatre AKA Penny Plain Twopence Coloured Issue Title Is The Young Idea (1944)

Shop...

TRAINS aka DRIVER DUDDINGTON

Trains AKA Driver Duddington (1944)

A train driver called Joseph Duddington set speed record in engine...

FUR COATS aka FUR COAT REMODELLING issue title - TESTING TIME!

Fur Coats AKA Fur Coat Remodelling Issue Title - Testing Time! (1944)

Mr Grubert remodels old...

THE KINGS PRIZE aka THE KING'S PRIZE

The Kings Prize AKA The King's Prize (1926)

A rifle competition for the King's Prize, won by...

 

 

MEALS ON WHEELS

Meals On Wheels (1946)

Good item about Meal on Wheels service in Greenwich, London.

OLD FOLKS' HOME issue title is PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS AT HAPPINESS

Old Folks' Home Issue Title Is Pathe Pictorial Looks At Happiness (1947)

Tea party for elderly...

WALKING STICKS

Walking Sticks (1949)

A factory makes walking sticks out of tree branches. Chiddingfold.

HOSPITAL BUS

Hospital Bus (1951)

Old people overcome fear of modern transport in dummy bus, Leytonstone, Greater...

GIRL CYCLISTS

Girl Cyclists (1954)

Ladies racing club in Epping, Essex.

BEAUTY TREATMENT

Beauty Treatment (1951)

Bernadette D'Esperance shares her beauty treatment for the over 50s.

WALKS AND WALKERS - A PICCADILLY CIRCUS STUDY

Walks And Walkers - A Piccadilly Circus Study (1923)

Slow motion footage of pedestrians in...

TORTOISE

Tortoise (1954)

Marmaduke the giant tortoise at London Zoo.

WOMAN SWEEP

Woman Sweep (1951)

Mrs. Walker - the chimney sweep grandmother - at work in Worplesdon.

OLDEST SHOWMAN

Oldest Showman (1914-1918)

Entertainer R. Thornton's celebrates 80th Birthday.

GLASS CITY OF THE FUTURE

Glass City Of The Future (1959)

Pilkington Brothers have developed a scheme for a glass city.

MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE

Mother Hubbard's Cottage (1960)

The cottage that the real Old Mother Hubbard retired to in Yealmpton,...

BELINGHAM BRITISH LEGION aka BELLINGHAM BRITISH LEGION

Belingham British Legion AKA Bellingham British Legion (1936)

A Sailors Corner is opened in the...

A REAL, TOUGH GUY!

A Real, Tough Guy! (1940)

Mr Yansen of Sydney shows us his fitness regime which includes drinking sea...

'VERY TASTY, VERY SWEET!' NAN KENWAY AND DOUGLAS YOUNG

'very Tasty, Very Sweet!' Nan Kenway And Douglas Young (1940)

Comedy act Nan Kenway and Douglas...

BATTLING GRANDPAS!

Battling Grandpas! (1941)

Two old men take part in a boxing match in Florida.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 31

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 31 (1935)

A farmers drag hunt, a tunnel through avalanche...

PERCY MANCHESTER

Percy Manchester (1936)

Tenor Percy Manchester sings love song 'Her Name is Mary'.

DOGS  issue title is ONE FOR THE ROAD

Dogs Issue Title Is One For The Road (1939)

96 year old trainer Johnny Watson and his performing...

KENWAY AND YOUNG

Kenway And Young (1942)

Nan Kenway and Douglas Young perform a comedy routine about the war.

ROCK OF AGES AND STORMY STRETFORD

Rock Of Ages And Stormy Stretford (1943)

A look at Stretford, and Burington where "Rock of Ages" was...

NISELLE AND ILSTER

Niselle And Ilster (1948)

Pianists Niselle and Ilster play "Melody in F" for Darby and Joan club in...

OLD PEOPLE'S HOME

Old People's Home (1954)

Old people workshop in London.

MARBLES

Marbles (1946)

Marbles championship at Tinsley Green, West Sussex.

A PEEP AT GBS ON HIS BIRTHDAY

A Peep At Gbs On His Birthday (1950)

Footage of playwright George Bernard Shaw at his Hertfordshire...

COCKLE FISHING beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Cockle Fishing Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1957)

Cockle fishermen in action -...

INDOOR BOWLS

Indoor Bowls (1960)

An indoor bowling green at Butlin's Holiday Camp in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.

IN THE EVENING OF THEIR DAYS!

In The Evening Of Their Days! (1932)

Touching piece featuring the Haswell Moor Aged Miners Home Choir...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 24

Caught By The Camera No. 24 (1935)

Stories in this item include a 152 year old Russian gentlemen and a...

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 33

Cineviews In Brief No. 33 (1937)

Cineviews in Brief - a 117 year old man in Lithuania, fez making in...

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 54

Cineviews In Brief No. 54 (1937)

A giant bible in Los Angeles, United States of America and a three...

GRANDMA'S PARADE!

Grandma's Parade! (1940)

Old ladies in old-fashioned swimsuits parade about a swimming pool in a...

IT HAPPENED IN HOLLAND

It Happened In Holland (1929)

Traditional Dutch costume is seen - probably some kind of festival in...

THE CITY ON THE WYE - HEREFORD

The City On The Wye - Hereford (1935)

Nice scenic shots of the city of Hereford and surrounding areas.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 34

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 34 (1935)

Strong men and their strong dad, a lion tamer...

HEIGH-HO FORTY YEARS AGO!

Heigh-Ho Forty Years Ago! (1935)

Archive footage seen through what is claimed to be the first ever...

CRICKET MATCH aka OLD TIMERS

Cricket Match AKA Old Timers (1939)

Veterans cricket match is organised in Australia.

POOL SHIPS  issue title is GIVE AND TAKE

Pool Ships Issue Title Is Give And Take (1943)

Royal Naval Reserve crew delivering small vessel to...

CONSTRUCTION issue title is POINTS AND PINTS

Construction Issue Title Is Points And Pints (1944)

Civilian Construction Core in Australia build...

FREEFOLK issue title is TAKE THAT

Freefolk Issue Title Is Take That (1944)

Travelogue item about idyllic Hampshire village of Freefolk....

POSTWOMAN MBE

Postwoman Mbe (1948)

Elderly postwoman Ethel Carter on her rural delivery round, she has just received an...

MALTESE LACE

Maltese Lace (1953)

British sailor buys handmade lace from elderly woman in Malta.

LIFEBOAT WOMEN

Lifeboat Women (1953)

Women help men to launch lifeboat at small coastal town in Kent.