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BRITISH INDUSTRIES

British Industries "Show The World" (1933)

Duchess of York and Queen Mary inspect British fashions...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 2

Would You Believe It? No. 2 (1934)

Unusual things from around the world including truffle hunting and...

OLD TIMERS

Old Timers (1934)

Timepieces and clocks through the ages, ending with the modern clock of the Shell...

CRANES

Cranes (1939)

A short history of cranes.

CHILDREN'S TREE

Children's Tree (1946)

A little girl looks at the carved elves and animals on the Elfin Tree in...

POTATO PEELER

Potato Peeler (1949)

Footage of inventor Philip Phillips demonstrating his new potato peeler in London.

ROOF GARDEN

Roof Garden (1949)

People enjoy great roof gardens of London.

 

 

SCIENCE MUSEUM

Science Museum (1951)

Good footage of the Science Museum shop in Kensington, London.

COAL MINE

Coal Mine (1951)

Life model of coal miners being set up at Kensington, London.

THIS WAS NEWS

This Was News (1951)

Wonderful promotional film made for soap company Hudson and Knight.

ENGINEERS CELEBRATE aka ENGINEERS DINNER

Engineers Celebrate AKA Engineers Dinner (1952)

London Association of Engineers hold dinner to...

MECHANICAL TOYS

Mechanical Toys (1952)

Various old mechanical toys are repaired and shown at Kensington, London.

LOCUSTS

Locusts (1953)

Laboratory girls do tests on locusts to try to discover a way to poison plagues of them.

CAT SHOW

Cat Show (1953)

Gorgeous cats and kittens at the Kensington Kitten and Neuter Cat Club Show.

POODLE FASHIONS

Poodle Fashions (1954)

Fashion show for dogs - poodles where diamond studded collars and mackintoshes.

ALBERT MEMORIAL

Albert Memorial (1954)

Footage of the Albert Memorial being renovated. Kensington Gardens, London.

MODEL MAKING

Model Making (1955)

A firm of model makers work on large projects including a mock up of the Kuwait Oil...

BATTLE OF BARGAINS

Battle Of Bargains (1955)

January sales attract thousands of bargain hunters.

ANTIQUES

Antiques (1956)

Display of the exhibits at the Antique Dealers Fair in London: toys, guns and impressive...

ICE CREAM FACTORY

Ice Cream Factory (1957)

Good shots of processes involved in making choc ices and novelty ice cream...

JACOBEAN TAVERN aka JACOBEAN PARTY

Jacobean Tavern AKA Jacobean Party (1957)

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

BURP aka INTERNATIONAL GASTRONOMIC LUNCHEON AT THE KENSINGTON PALACE HOTEL

Burp AKA International Gastronomic Luncheon At The Kensington Palace Hotel (1958)

Chefs from...

LET MISTER MOPP DO IT!

Let Mister Mopp Do It! (1959)

Great footage of men doing housework as we see home help workers on the...

VICTORIAN FISH BAR

Victorian Fish Bar (1962)

An item about a fish and chip shop decorated with all the trimmings of Queen...

GIANT CAKE TO TRAVEL TO SWITZERLAND FOR BRITISH FAIR

Giant Cake To Travel To Switzerland For British Fair (1963)

Chefs bake and decorate a giant cake...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH OPENS NEW AIR TERMINAL

Duke Of Edinburgh Opens New Air Terminal (1963)

Prince Philip opens a terminal in London to allow...

PRINCE EDWARD'S CHRISTENING CAKE

Prince Edward's Christening Cake (1964)

Chef Frank Jacobs finishes his work on Prince Edward's...

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION

Ideal Home Exhibition (1966)

A look at the preparations for and the final results of the Ideal Home...

AVOCADO PEARS

Avocado Pears (1966)

Top chefs and confectioners do unexpected things with avocados in a culinary...

ANTI LOCUST RESEARCH

Anti Locust Research (1967)

Scientists at a London laboratory research the habits and lives of locusts.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 650 - ANTI LOCUST RESEARCH and HEARING AID MUSEUM

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 650 - Anti Locust Research And Hearing Aid Museum (1967)

Out takes...

CUTS / OUT TAKES FROM CP 700 - CRAZES, LEOPARD ON A LEAD and MOCKING MASS...

Cuts / Out Takes From Cp 700 - Crazes, Leopard On A Lead And Mocking Mass... (1968)

Out...

MOON DUST ON SHOW

Moon Dust On Show (1969)

Moon dust on show at the Geological Museum, London.

GENERAL KOTOKA STATUE

General Kotoka Statue (1969)

A statue of General Kotoka is prepared for transportation to Ghana.