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CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS issue title RIDE 'EM COWBOY

Chemical Experiments Issue Title Ride 'em Cowboy (1938)

Woman scientist does chemical reaction...

CIGARETTE TESTING

Cigarette Testing (1949)

Footage of experiments being carried out on different types of cigarettes in...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 126

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 126 (1940)

US Navy carry out deep sea diving experiments and a...

RAIN MAKERS

Rain Makers (1947)

Experiment is carried out to try and create rain by dropping dry ice onto clouds.

LOCUSTS DUPLICATE

Locusts Duplicate (1954)

Footage of locust being used in experiments in medical school in London.

LOCUSTS

Locusts (1954)

Footage of locust being used in experiments in medical school in London.

BELOW THE FROST LINE

Below The Frost Line (1926)

Experiment shows how ice forms then an ice skating rink and an ice cream...

 

 

FLY FARM

Fly Farm (1952)

Scientists experiment with insecticides on flies at laboratory in Sunbury-on-Thames,...

DROSS USED FOR  EXPERIMENT HOUSE

Dross Used For Experiment House (1950-1959)

Waste product from molten metal used as building material for...

OVER THE TOP

Over The Top (1958)

Japanese experiments with a new Monorail system in a park in Tokyo.

VOLUNTEERS IN PRACTICE CRASH

Volunteers In Practice Crash (1955)

Volunteer 'passengers' take part in sea crash rescue experiments...

W.R.N.S.

W.R.N.S. (1950)

Wrens learning to be aircraft mechanics and radio operators at Naval base.

AGAINST THE HIGH COST OF LIVING - FRENCH SHOPS EXPERIMENT WITH CHEAP BULK...

Against The High Cost Of Living - French Shops Experiment With Cheap Bulk... (1926)

People...

SETTLING THE STREAMLINES

Settling The Streamlines (1935)

Model vessels are tested in a huge tank at an Italian ship design...

A BIG PULL

A Big Pull (1933)

Item showing how the Canadian Mines Department check ropes for safety.

TESTING CRATES

Testing Crates (1949)

Goods containers are tested for strength and durability at Leatherhead, Surrey.

ANT COLONY

Ant Colony (1950)

Animal Behaviourist Derek Wragge Morley examines ants in mazes.

 RESEARCH ON DAILY BREAD

Research On Daily Bread (1959)

Scientists experiment on bread at Agricultural University in Holland. ...

WINGLESS CHICKS

Wingless Chicks (1950)

White chickens without wings are seen at Shropshire Agricultural College.

WEATHER SHIP

Weather Ship (1952)

Footage of British weather ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

PIG REARER

Pig Rearer (1953)

Piglets feed from automatic milk machine at experimental farm.

CLOCKWORK MOTORS

Clockwork Motors (1951)

Clockwork motors being tested in model trains at factory in Dudley, West...

BEES

Bees (1953)

Harry Thompson shows bee insemination carried out to produce new British bee. Fishbourne.

SOUNDPROOF ROOM

Soundproof Room (1953)

Tests are carried out in a soundproof room at Post Office Engineering Research...

NUFFIELD TENDER

Nuffield Tender (1954)

A nuffield tender is used in research test to reduce noise in Morris cars, Oxford.

WOOL PRODUCING EXPERIMENT IN NEW GUINEA

Wool Producing Experiment In New Guinea (1949)

Australians establish a sheep station at Kerowagi,...

EXPERIMENTING WITH PORTABLE PUMP IN POLAND

Experimenting With Portable Pump In Poland (1938)

Firemen in Poland put out a fire using a portable...

HYDRAULICS RESEARCH STATION - EXPERIMENTS IN FLOOD WATER CONTROL

Hydraulics Research Station - Experiments In Flood Water Control (1956)

Open day for the press...

THE GIVING POINT - TAKEN AT THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY - TEDDINGTON

The Giving Point - Taken At The National Physical Laboratory - Teddington (1933)

Pressure is...

TEXTILE RESEARCH

Textile Research (1951)

Footage of clothes being tested for defects, London.

RED PILOTS GUIDE SHIPS IN SUEZ CANAL

Red Pilots Guide Ships In Suez Canal (1956)

First Experience for Russian pilots in the Suez Canal,...

SCIENCE AND THE FARMER

Science And The Farmer (1950-1959)

Educational film showing how scientists and farmers work together to...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 134

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 134 (1940)

New inventions: substance that stops bleeding, a perpetual...

THE HUSH-HUSH CAR!

The Hush-Hush Car! (1927)

Engineers in a special railway carriage use the latest technology to measure...

TESTING SAFETY GLASS

Testing Safety Glass (1950)

Footage of safety glass being tested in Kings Norton, Birmingham.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 132

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 132 (1940)

New York police test a new tear gas shell and a US couple...

DR. FRY INTERVIEWED ON

Dr. Fry Interviewed On "Zeta" Hydrogen Power From The Sea (1958)

Dr. Fry being interviewed about...

FLAMING DEATH

Flaming Death (1933)

Coal dust is exploded in a Pittsburgh mine shaft to judge the effect of the...

EARLY JET PLANE INVENTOR HENRI COANDA

Early Jet Plane Inventor Henri Coanda (1967)

The achievements of Rumanian inventor Henri Coanda

ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHIC MARVEL

Another Photographic Marvel (1933)

Slow motion footage taken by the ultra high speed high speed...

RUSSIAN ELECTRONIC INSTITUTE

Russian Electronic Institute (1962)

New power station built in Soviet Union.

STAMFORD BROOK AUTOMATIC TICKET MACHINE FOR UNDERGROUND STATION

Stamford Brook Automatic Ticket Machine For Underground Station (1964)

People show how ticket...

BRICKMAKERS REQUIRED

Brickmakers Required (1946)

Trailer calling for more brickmakers.

BRICKMAKERS - TRAILER

Brickmakers - Trailer (1946)

A short animated trailer film encouraging men to take jobs as brickmakers.

ELECTRONIC WATCH

Electronic Watch (1952)

The first electronic watch

FRANCE LOOKS AT MOTOR AGE

France Looks At Motor Age (1964)

Paris Motor Show, driving school circuit and inauguration of new...

CONCORD CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY IN FRANCE

Concord Construction Under Way In France (1965)

Concord construction under way in factory in...

NEW DUTCH PLANE FELLOWSHIP F-28

New Dutch Plane Fellowship F-28 (1967)

The F-28 Fellowship passenger plane is launched in Holland

PRINCE OF WALES - EXCAVATOR

Prince Of Wales - Excavator (1927)

Royal visit to a massive excavator machine in action.

PROSPERINE AT SACLAY ATOM CENTRE

Prosperine At Saclay Atom Centre (1958)

Look around new atomic research centre at Saclay, France.