British Pathe

Diamonds (1950-1959)

Close shots of cut diamonds and of them being set in jewellery.

Japanese Pearl Fishing (1946)

Divers collect oysters off coast of Japan, women remove pearls from...

Canada Buys British (1950)

Third International Trade Fair in Toronto, Canada.

Bead Seller Issue Title Is Here's How AKA Beads (1937)

Woman sells strings of beads from rod...

Assay Laboratory (1960-1969)

Various aspects of silver production

Silvery Art (1934)

Silversmiths at work making pretty silver frames in the village of Tamsweg, Salzburg,...

Glamour With Flowers (1945)

Stylish arrangements of flowers replace jewellery in hair and on clothes.

Gold Beaters (1952)

Footage of goldsmiths at work making charms for bracelets in Kent.

Fish Brooches (1953)

Fish brooch making in Colchester, Essex.

Night Watchman (1949)

Night watchman and Alsatian patrol Peter Robinson's department store at Oxford...

Tsar's Eggs (1950)

Jewel encrusted eggs and other examples of work by Faberge.

Coronation Souvenirs (1953)

Display of souvenirs from Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Export Exhibition (1946)

German newsreel item showing exhibition of Bavarian goods made for export.

Incident In Charlotte St W1 (1947)

Shots of a Jeweller's shop in London. Scene of a robbery.

Berwick Street Market (1964)

High shots of Berwick Street market and various shots of shoppers.

Gem Stones To Be Found In Australia (1965)

Precious stones found in Oberon, Australia.

Gem Stones Exhibition In Sydney (1967)

Shots of lapidary exhibition with rough and polished stones.

Sea Shells (1956)

Sea shell importer Millicent Rich shows us some exotic specimens in her Balham flat.

Feminine Pictorialities No. 2 - Wired Jewellery (1934)

A woman makes wired jewellery using...

It's A Gift (1957)

A short visit to Blackpool's Gifts and Fancy Goods Fair.

Britain Challenges Watch Market (1955)

British clocks and watches on show in London - some rare...

Jewellery Exhibition (1967)

International watch and jewellery fair takes place at Earl's Court, London.

Seaside Hairstyles (1952)

Footage of hairdresser Rene collecting shells for decorative hat. Hastings,...

Pavement Clock (1950)

Jeweller, Mr. Dyson, puts clock into pavement outside his shop.

Traditional Crafts In The Philippines (1965)

Traditional craft work made and sold in the...

New Jewellery AKA Remaking Old Jewellery (1961)

A designer creates new jewellery by breaking up old...

Jewels Auction AKA Red Cross Jewels (1944)

Actor Leslie Banks helps in jewellery auction at...

Japanese Ship 'aki Maru' Displays Japanese Goods In Australia (1960)

Japanese trade fair...

Diamond Exhibition In London (1964)

Designers and manufacturers at the Diamonds International Awards...

English Jewellery (1957)

Processes involved in making gold jewellery - ends with glamour girl shot.

Fabulous Diamonds (1959)

Diamond exhibition at Christie's and workers at South African diamond mine.

Jewellery Designs (1969)

Footage of the modern jewellery sculptured by George Weil. London.

Abbey Art Centre (1952)

All sorts of artists gather at the Abbey Art Centre and Museum in New Barnet....

Film Fanfare - No 11 (1957)

Film premier in London for Grace Kelly's first film since her legal wrangle...

Yemenite Embroidery Also In Cp 029 (1955)

Traditional embroidery techniques are shown - ornate silver...

Jewelled Stockings (1955)

Fabulous footage of bejewelled stockings being made and modelled.

Christmas Shopping (1955)

Scenes of Christmas shopping in London.

Jacobean Tavern AKA Jacobean Party (1957)

A Jacobean banquet is held to mark the opening of the sixth...

Greeting Cards Record A AKA Greetings Cards Record A (1955)

Crazy film featuring glamour girls...

The Last Refuge - A Tale Of The Navajo (1940)

Item showing how the state of Arizona is helping the...

B.M.C. "Quality" - Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Great Documentary about standards of Quality in BMC cars - good for...