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BARNET- NEW LUNG FOR POLIO aka ELECTRONIC LUNG REPLACES IRON LUNG

Barnet- New Lung For Polio AKA Electronic Lung Replaces Iron Lung (1959)

The Barnet ventilator...

PENGUINS

Penguins (1939)

A look at the penguins at London zoo.

BABY ZEBRA issue title - AMONG THOSE PRESENT

Baby Zebra Issue Title - Among Those Present (1941)

A look at a cute baby zebra and his mother at...

NEW CRANE SPEEDS BIG BUILDING

New Crane Speeds Big Building (1965)

New type portal crane demonstrated in Battersea.

CHIMPS' TEA PARTY

Chimps' Tea Party (1967)

Chimps hold a rehearsal for their tea party at London Zoo.

CAGE BIRD EXHIBITION

Cage Bird Exhibition (1967)

Cage bird show at Alexandra Palace.

POLAR BEARS UNDERWATER

Polar Bears Underwater (1967)

Polar bears cool off with a swim underwater. London Zoo.

 

 

PADDINGTON STATION FACELIFT

Paddington Station Facelift (1967)

Building work at Paddington Station.

LONDON - INFLATABLE FURNITURE

London - Inflatable Furniture (1968)

Quirky looking inflatable settees and chairs.

LONDON - ELECTRONIC SLIMMING

London - Electronic Slimming (1968)

A new invention that uses electricity to help women lose weight.

COIN CARRIERS aka PLASTIC TUBES REPLACE MONEY BAGS IN BANKS

Coin Carriers AKA Plastic Tubes Replace Money Bags In Banks (1968)

New way of counting coins in...

NEWSCASTER AT WATERLOO

Newscaster At Waterloo (1968)

Illuminated message board at Waterloo Station shows latest news headlines...

BANGERS' RACE aka STOCK CAR RACING

Bangers' Race AKA Stock Car Racing (1968)

Old bangers bump around track in race at Harringay stadium....

TELESCOPIC TUGS

Telescopic Tugs (1968)

Tugs with telescopic wheelhouses pass easily under low bridges. London.

JUMBO BARGE

Jumbo Barge (1968)

The 1000 ton barge 'Meridian' sails up river Thames. London.

SPECIAL ! LIGHTS EXHIBITION

Special ! Lights Exhibition (1970)

Latest technological advances and designs in lamps and lights at...

FIRE FOAM DEMONSTRATION

Fire Foam Demonstration (1969)

Demonstration of new type of firefighting foam in Basildon, London.

HOVER PLATFORM

Hover Platform (1969)

New hover platform is demonstrated at Heathrow airport.

RADIOLYMPIA EXHIBITION OPENS

Radiolympia Exhibition Opens (1947)

Queen Mary visits an exhibition of radios, record players and TV...

RADAR STATION

Radar Station (1950)

Experimental Radar Station at London Airport.

PUNCTURE PROOF TYRES

Puncture Proof Tyres (1948)

Demonstration of puncture proof tyres and what antipuncture compound looks...

 MOBILE GENERATOR IN WARDOUR ST

Mobile Generator In Wardour St (1947)

Nice shots of mobile generator outside British Pathe's office...

MONORAIL MODEL DEMONSTRATED AT WESTMINSTER

Monorail Model Demonstrated At Westminster (1958)

Monorail in operation, Mr. John Lowe operating...

 SMOG DETECTOR

Smog Detector (1955)

Westminster Civil Defence officers demonstrate new smog detecting device.

RUBBER DUMP FIRE

Rubber Dump Fire (1959)

Blazing rubber dump in Tottenham quelled by fire-fighters

LONDON

London (1937)

The clock of St. Paul's Cathedral in London is cleaned.

TWO FIREMEN KILLED IN COVENT GARDEN FIRE

Two Firemen Killed In Covent Garden Fire (1954)

Carcass of building with smoke coming from it in...

 GIRL IN DEEP FREEZE

Girl In Deep Freeze (1969)

Girl gets into freezer chest wrapped in duvet to demonstrate how warm the...

SAWMILL

Sawmill (1970-1979)

Material showing trees being unloaded and processed at sawmill.

TV CAMERA INSPECTS SHELL CENTRE

Tv Camera Inspects Shell Centre (1959)

TV camera is lowered into hole to inspect it - new aid to...

AUTOMATIC CHIP MACHINE

Automatic Chip Machine (1967)

Automatic chip machine demonstrated in London.

SOLEX BICYCLE

Solex Bicycle (1968)

Glamorous girls ride motorised bicycles around London.

SEAGULLS ON EMBANKMENT

Seagulls On Embankment (1910-1919)

Man feeding seagulls on River Thames at Embankment.

LONDON SCOTTISH CADETS

London Scottish Cadets (1914-1918)

A female dignitary inspects cadets.

KEW GARDENS

Kew Gardens (1962)

An item looking at flowers from around the world growing in Kew Gardens.

BOXER PUPPIES

Boxer Puppies (1956)

Large litter of boxer pups do cute puppy stuff.

TWIG JEWELLERY

Twig Jewellery (1964)

Jewellery designer Andrew Grima takes his inspiration from the twigs and bark he...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 549 - GARDENER'S GLORY

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 549 - Gardener's Glory (1965)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for stories in CP...

BOAT IN HOUSE

Boat In House (1966)

Denis Andre may live in the centre of London but that does not stop him building a...

LUXURY CARABUS

Luxury Carabus (1966)

A novel combination of caravan and coach contains lots of home comforts for an...

JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Japanese Flower Arrangements Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1967)

Ikebana, the...

NIGHTMARE ROBOTS

Nightmare Robots (1968)

Comedian Bruce Lacey shows us his surreal home-made robots.

FOOD SCULPTURE

Food Sculpture (1968)

Flowers and cockerels are carved from vegetables for a Japanese hors d'oeuvres...

LIGHT FANTASTIC

Light Fantastic (1968)

Architect Mike Leonard demonstrates a psychedelic light show for our wonder and...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 692 - JAPANESE LONDON

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 692 - Japanese London (1968)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for story featured...

LONDON beware - other Colour Pics share this title aka MODERN PLAYGROUND -...

London Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title AKA Modern Playground -... (1968)

Children...

"Every Mongrel Has His Day!" (1932)

Pet dogs and their owners collect licences - lots of lovely doggy...

"Smash ... But Impossible To Grab"! (1932)

Demonstration of new anti theft device - throw a brick...

"Phantom Football" (1931)

Chelsea beat West Ham in football match in very foggy conditions.

AVIATION'S LATEST WONDER

Aviation's Latest Wonder (1933)

A new design of autogyro is demonstrated at Hanworth Airfield.