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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.

WHEAT BULB FLY

Wheat Bulb Fly (1957)

An item showing experiments carried out to find the effects of Wheat Bulb Flies on...

 

 

FLY FARM

Fly Farm (1952)

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

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...

SCIENCE IN FISHING

Science In Fishing (1958)

An experiment by Cornish fishermen to try and find pilchards through radar...

RESEARCH INTO HAIR

Research Into Hair (1960)

Hair research at Beecham Laboratories in Brentford, Middlesex.

W.R.N.S.

W.R.N.S. (1950)

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

POSTAL AUTOMATION

Postal Automation (1956)

New inventions of the Post Office Research Department: letter sorting machine...

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.

FABRIC TESTS

Fabric Tests (1957)

The Retail Trading Standards Association demonstrate some of the rigorous tests...

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.

EXPERIMENTING WITH PORTABLE PUMP IN POLAND

Experimenting With Portable Pump In Poland (1938)

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

WOOL PRODUCING EXPERIMENT IN NEW GUINEA

Wool Producing Experiment In New Guinea (1949)

Australians establish a sheep station at Kerowagi,...

MAGIC DYES aka A NEW INVENTION FOR TEXTILES

Magic Dyes AKA A New Invention For Textiles (1957)

An item about a new way of dying fabric: colours...

SCIENCE AND THE FARMER

Science And The Farmer (1950-1959)

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

BEARD RESEARCH

Beard Research (1959)

Scientists use complex equipment to do research on shaving - unfortunately, no...

TV T.V. CAMERA HELPS BUILDING

Tv T.V. Camera Helps Building (1959)

TV camera is used for inspection of holes - prevents workers...

ROAD RESEARCH

Road Research (1957)

Road safety research conducted by using some quirky looking constructions and some...

TRANSISTORS

Transistors (1958)

Film reminds us that transistor revolution of the 50's was as big as the microchip...

MODERN SCALES

Modern Scales (1958)

Scales are not just for cooking but are also scientific tools as this item about...

FISH TRAP

Fish Trap (1962)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries keep track of sea trout with a trap on the...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 134

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 134 (1940)

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

TESTING SAFETY GLASS

Testing Safety Glass (1950)

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

OPERATION TIN-CAN

Operation Tin-Can (1960)

60-year-old tin of plum pudding opened to mark the 150th anniversary of...

STRAWBERRY RESEARCH

Strawberry Research (1960)

Top film about research into the taste, colour and particulars of...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 132

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 132 (1940)

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

FROM GREEN TO GOLD

From Green To Gold (1964)

Film tracing the history of cigarettes and their production for Rothmans. C....

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.

BRICKMAKERS REQUIRED

Brickmakers Required (1946)

Trailer calling for more brickmakers.

PICKING AND PACKING ORANGES

Picking And Packing Oranges (1957)

Little film about orange growing in the new state of Israel.

BRICKMAKERS - TRAILER

Brickmakers - Trailer (1946)

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