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FAIRY FILAMENTS

Fairy Filaments (1940)

Demonstrations of glassblowing, the making of fibreglass and inflammable fabric.

SUPER GLASS!

Super Glass! (1940)

Process of making glass for telescope mirrors.

BLOW FOR A GLASS!

Blow For A Glass! (1945)

Making of scientific glass instruments.

GLASS ANIMAL MAN

Glass Animal Man (1964)

Cute glass figures are created in a studio in Brighton.

SOMETHING TO SEE THROUGH!

Something To See Through! (1935)

Processes involved in the making of a pane of glass at an Austrian...

THERMOMETERS

Thermometers (1953)

Item showing how thermometers are made.

ALPINE RALLY SHOTS

Alpine Rally Shots (1958)

Shots of the Alps, cars on winding roads and driving past houses.

 

 

INDUSTRIAL GLASSMAKING

Industrial Glassmaking (1966)

Glass blowing to create heat resistant laboratory vessels in New Zealand....

NEON SIGNS

Neon Signs (1964)

How neon signs are made and some in situ at Piccadilly Circus.

FIBRE GLASS MENAGERIE

Fibre Glass Menagerie (1966)

Fibreglass figures of animals are made and put in place in Butlin's...

GLASS FABRIC

Glass Fabric (1944)

Glass fibre is made into material to be used in insulating blankets and wadding.

GLASS FIBRE BOAT aka HARGRAVE 64 - ALL-GLASS FIBRE FISHING BOAT

Glass Fibre Boat AKA Hargrave 64 - All-Glass Fibre Fishing Boat (1968)

New fibre glass motor...

TRIPLEX DEMONSTRATION

Triplex Demonstration (1968)

Triplex safety glass goes through various tests at research centre....

HARVEST FESTIVAL CHURCH SERVICE

Harvest Festival Church Service (1948)

Harvest festival church service in Chilham, Kent.

GLASS RESEARCH aka PILKINGTON GLASS WORKS

Glass Research AKA Pilkington Glass Works (1959)

Glass is tested for strength - glass fibre...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 618 - reel 2 of 2 - CHILDREN'S ZOO and FIBRE GLASS...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 618 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Children's Zoo And Fibre Glass... (1966)

Out...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 670 - G.P.O. GPO RIGGERS, ORCHID NURSERY and GLASS...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 670 - G.P.O. GPO Riggers, Orchid Nursery And Glass... (1968)

Out...

FROM A DROP OF WATER!

From A Drop Of Water! (1935)

Creatures that live in a single drop of water are recreated in glass.

ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Ingenious invention for cleaning ultra modern New York Building, owned by...

Selected Originals - ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

Selected Originals - All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story - 'All Glass...

BULLET-PROOF GLASS

Bullet-Proof Glass (1967)

Lord Shannon tests out bullet-proof glass. Merton, Surrey.

GLASS BOATS

Glass Boats (1952)

Footage of small boat being made from fibre glass, Surrey.

GLASS CAR aka ALL-GLASS SQUARE CAR

Glass Car AKA All-Glass Square Car (1968)

Quirky cube-shaped car made completely from glass.

DIY EXHIBITION FOR COI

Diy Exhibition For Coi (1960)

Item showing Do It Yourself Exhibition for Central Office of Information...

GLASS CRAFT

Glass Craft (1955)

A novel method of making decorative pictures from tiny pieces of glass.

A GLASS WONDERLAND

A Glass Wonderland (1940)

Pond water organisms are remodelled in glass at the New York Marine Museum.

WATER COOLED SUIT

Water Cooled Suit (1967)

Water cooled suit for industrial and military use.

TESTING SAFETY GLASS

Testing Safety Glass (1950)

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

CHILDREN'S TELEVISION - MEN OF ACTION reel 1

Children's Television - Men Of Action Reel 1 (1951)

Educational film showing how stained glass made...

PARSONS - GENIUS OF POWER - reel 1 also known as Parsons' Turbines

Parsons - Genius Of Power - Reel 1 Also Known As Parsons' Turbines (1955)

Documentary about...