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Lifeboats Of The Air! (1940)

The making of parachutes from sewing the silk to using the 'chute!

Super Glass! (1940)

Process of making glass for telescope mirrors.

Cricket Bats (1939)

A short item showing the process of making of cricket bats.

Jewellery Design (1953)

Palladium jewellery is made and modelled; it quivers and twinkles at the...

Splitting Hairs (1949)

Razor blades are made and tested at factory in Glasgow, Scotland.

Globe Making (1949)

Good item showing how spherical maps of the world are made. Willesden, London.

Hand Made Chocolates (1953)

Excellent footage of chocolates being made by hand. London.

Links In The Chain (1940)

Good footage of enormous anchor chains being made at an Italian steelworks.

Rope Making (1939)

A look at the processes involved in making rope, Charlton, London.

Umbrella Making Issue Title Is One Moment Please (1940)

Umbrellas being hand made in a factory.

Gases (1940)

Item showing manufacture and use of certain gases.

Making Guns (1941)

Gun production is stepped up in Australia and Britain.

Brushes Issue Title - For Goodness Sake ! (1943)

Nice item about the making of brushes.

Fore !! AKA Golf Balls (1946)

Nice item about the making of a golf ball.

Glass Making (1948)

Item shows manufacture of glass reinforced with wire netting at factory in West...

Rope Making (1948)

Sisal is transformed into thick rope at factory in Charlton, London.

Shot Tower (1950)

Footage of lead pellet making in Edmonton, Greater London.

Radiators (1951)

Footage of radiators being made in factory in Southall, London.

Castles In The Air (1946)

Great story shows processes involved in making nylon stockings.

Billiard Balls (1953)

Billiard balls are made in a London workshop.

Lace Making (1953)

Lengths of lace fabric are manufactured in Nottingham.

Candle Making (1949)

Church candles being made by hand at Chandlers' factory in Cricklewood.

Pipe Dream (1945)

Short film showing how the pipes are made.

Transparent Soap (1954)

Excellent footage of soap making at a factory in Middlesex.

Increase Manufacture Output (1947)

Various animation outling pro-active approaches to national trade

Cricket Balls (1956)

The craft of making hand made cricket balls.

Royal Mint (1956)

The minting of coins at the Royal Mint.

Bed Testers (1960)

A mattress is tested by rotating mechanical figures at a bed factory in Northampton.

Plates By The Thousand (1961)

China plates are made at a factory (probably Wedgwood) in Barlaston,...

So Jo's Sunshade (1939)

Processes involved in making Japanese parasols.

A Clean Sweep (1934)

The making of a vacuum cleaner in a factory - could be Hoover.

Carriage Made (1936)

Informative item about how a railway carriage is made and assembled. Derby,...

Getting The Needle (1937)

A look inside a sewing needle factory.

South Africa 'goes To It' (1940)

South African men at work in armaments factories as part of the war...

Bombs, Bombs, Beautiful Bombs! (1940)

Good footage of bombs being manufactured as part of South...

Military Millinery (1940)

Complete process of making tin helmets for South African soldiers.

Boots Bands (1934)

Members of a Kettering brass band are seen at work in a shoe factory.

Pin Point Pics (1934)

Champion boot repairer of England Mr HJ Stone makes artistic pictures on the soles...

The World Is Round! (1935)

Processes involved in the manufacture of globes at an Austrian factory.

Toys (1932)

Excellent footage of model railway factory in Walthamstow, Greater London.

Bricks Of Old (1938)

The process of making bricks by hand is shown at a family business in county Durham.

Compasses Issue Title - This Way Please (1939)

A look at the processes involved in making a...

Making Cricket Balls Issue Title How's That? (1939)

Traditional way of making cricket balls by hand...

Shells For Guns (1941)

Men and women in South Africa make shells for guns as part of the war effort.

Hosiery On Sleeve As Hoisery Issue Title Is Let's Join The Ladies (1944)

Rayon stockings being...

Propellor Foundry (1948)

Propellors for ocean-going liners are manufactured at Stone's foundry in...

Artificial Eyelashes (1949)

Manufacture of artificial eyelashes from human hair.