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CEMENT BARREL HOUSE

Cement Barrel House (1937)

A teashop has been built entirely from cement salvaged from a ship.

GRAPE VINES

Grape Vines (1937)

Grapes are successfully grown in a vinery in Bermondsey, Greater London.

BEEHIVES IN ADELAIDE HOUSE

Beehives In Adelaide House (1937)

A roof garden and beehive thrive in the centre of London on Adelaide...

OLD MILL HOUSE

Old Mill House (1938)

A look at a house near Canterbury which has been converted from an old rubber mill....

MAN ON HORSE

Man On Horse (1938)

A newspaper seller delivers his papers on a horse.

EGG CRACKER

Egg Cracker (1938)

An automatic egg cracking machine in a factory is capable of cracking 8000 eggs an...

GARDENERS MEMORIAL

Gardeners Memorial (1938)

Father and son gardeners, the Tradescants, have a memorial tomb in Lambeth...

 

 

CLOGS

Clogs (1938)

An item showing a firm in Stirlingshire making clogs of all shapes and sizes. Scotland.

DOLLS HOSPITAL

Dolls Hospital (1938)

Children bring their sick and injured dolls to Jack's Doll Hospital where they are...

BRICKS OF OLD

Bricks Of Old (1938)

The process of making bricks by hand is shown at a family business in county Durham.

ST. ANDREWS & GOLF CLUB MAKING issue title - CLUBS ARE TRUMPS

St. Andrews & Golf Club Making Issue Title - Clubs Are Trumps (1938)

A look at some historic...

NATURE CRAFT

Nature Craft (1939)

Nature craft involves making models of birds from things such as nuts, stalks and...

COMPASSES issue title - THIS WAY PLEASE

Compasses Issue Title - This Way Please (1939)

A look at the processes involved in making a...

ROPE MAKING

Rope Making (1939)

A look at the processes involved in making rope, Charlton, London.

AIRWAYS IN OZ aka INTERNAL AIRWAYS

Airways In Oz AKA Internal Airways (1939)

An internal flight from Adelaide reaches Brisbane in seven...

COAL CABLE CAR

Coal Cable Car (1939)

A cable car system transports buckets of coal from Kent colliery to Dover harbour.

PLANTER

Planter (1939)

A machine makes holes in the ground and sows plants as it moves along.

FLOWERS aka CARNATIONS

Flowers AKA Carnations (1939)

A look at the world's largest nursery specialising in carnations, near...

CROOKED HOUSES DUDLEY

Crooked Houses Dudley (1940)

A look at the crooked houses in Dudley caused by subsidence from mine...

TRIUMPH BLIND FARMER

Triumph Blind Farmer (1940)

A blind ex-soldier finds his way around his stud farm by guide wires and...

GOLDMINE aka GOLD SLUICING

Goldmine AKA Gold Sluicing (1940)

A look at a large gold prospecting concern in New Guinea.

COBBLER aka SHOE REPAIRER IN TREE

Cobbler AKA Shoe Repairer In Tree (1940)

A village cobbler runs his business from the hollow in the...

CALEDONIAN MARKET S.A. aka CAPE TOWN'S CALEDONIAN MARKET

Caledonian Market S.A. AKA Cape Town's Caledonian Market (1940)

A look at the busy outdoor...

FLOATING LIBRARY

Floating Library (1940)

A man runs a library from his boat on the river Stour in Kent.

WALNUT PIPES

Walnut Pipes (1940)

A woman makes smoking pipes out of walnuts and drinking straws.

SA MARKET aka BANTU MARKET issue title - PEEP SHOW

Sa Market AKA Bantu Market Issue Title - Peep Show (1940)

A look at the traditional Bantu market...

LANDARMY GIRLS aka LAND ARMY GIRLS aka FORESTRY GIRLS

Landarmy Girls AKA Land Army Girls AKA Forestry Girls (1940)

Good item about girls from the...

SALVAGE aka BEACHCOMBING

Salvage AKA Beachcombing (1940)

Wartime beachcombers find all sorts of things from cotton wool to a...

WHIPS aka A FAIR CRACK

Whips AKA A Fair Crack (1940)

A look at how whips are made including a demonstration of finished...

SHOPPING BY POST

Shopping By Post (1940)

A look at all the processes involved in mail order shopping from receipt of...

HIGH HOUSE

High House (1940)

A look at the tall Ship Canal building in Manchester and the view from the roof.

RAILWAY SCHOOL

Railway School (1940)

Royal Engineers learn signalling and locomotive maintenance in special classes.

SALT

Salt (1940)

A look at how salt is mined, processed and packed in Winsford, Cheshire.

TOYS MENDER aka TOYS TO MEND

Toys Mender AKA Toys To Mend (1940)

A carpenter mends children's toys at the roadside in Thanet, Kent....

SPALDING issue title - GROWING UP

Spalding Issue Title - Growing Up (1940)

Tulips and daffodils are grown, picked and packed in...

CARTRIDGE MAKING

Cartridge Making (1940)

The Royal Mint in Pretoria turns its machinery over to making cartridge cases....

GASES

Gases (1940)

Item showing manufacture and use of certain gases.

SHEEP ROUND UP

Sheep Round Up (1940)

Sheep are rounded up for shearing at Llanwrtyd Wells, and local man weaves on loom....

VARIOUS GUNS - BREN GUN

Various Guns - Bren Gun (1940)

Item showing machine guns from the past, and modern day Bren gun.

ANGORA RABBITS issue title -

Angora Rabbits Issue Title - "Any Questions?" (1940)

Good item showing Angora rabbits being groomed...

SOLING AND HEELING TYRES

Soling And Heeling Tyres (1940)

Item showing North country depot that repairs and retreads old tyres.

CHILDREN'S REPAIR SHOP

Children's Repair Shop (1940)

6 year old Willie McCourt has his own repair shop for children's bicycles...

GUINEA GOLD

Guinea Gold (1940)

Mud and stones are dredged for gold in New Guinea.

SALT HARVEST issue title - IS THAT SO

Salt Harvest Issue Title - Is That So (1941)

A look at the process of gathering sea salt. Australia....

SHELLS FOR GUNS

Shells For Guns (1941)

Men and women in South Africa make shells for guns as part of the war effort.

GHOST TOWN

Ghost Town (1941)

A look at the eerie ghost towns in Australia abandoned when the oil ran out.

BEES

Bees (1941)

Honeycombs are taken from bees in the trees. Queensland, Australia.

MOLESKINS

Moleskins (1941)

A look at the process of making a moleskin coat.

SCULPTOR issue title - WHILE YOU WAIT

Sculptor Issue Title - While You Wait (1941)

Jon Douglas shows how he makes models of Winston...

COTTON

Cotton (1941)

Cotton from Lancashire mills is used by the military for a variety of purposes.