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DEEP FREEZE MOTHER

Deep Freeze Mother (1957)

Footage of mother sitting down with her baby and husband next to her.

DOGS' CARAVAN aka DOG'S HOME IS CARAVAN

Dogs' Caravan AKA Dog's Home Is Caravan (1967)

Quirky item about English Mastiff dog who travels in...

THREE SWANS CAN'T WAIT

Three Swans Can't Wait (1961)

Swans being fed after they learnt how to ring bell for service....

TRANSFER ROBOT 200 - NEW BOND STREET

Transfer Robot 200 - New Bond Street (1961)

Transfer robots 200 in action.

INTERNATIONAL RADIO CONFERENCE

International Radio Conference (1950)

Footage of the International radio conference in Copenhagen,...

PET CHIMPANZEE

Pet Chimpanzee (1940)

Pet chimpanzee eating, drinking and playing with its owners.

MAN MAKES HIS OWN AUTOGIRO

Man Makes His Own Autogiro (1960)

Young engineer demonstrates, but doesn't fly, an autogiro in his...

 

 

MOUNT VESUVIUS

Mount Vesuvius (1930-1939)

Various shots of Mount Vesuvius erupting.

HOLLAND - QUADS FOR ZOO TIGER

Holland - Quads For Zoo Tiger (1965)

Tigress with 4 cubs at Emmen Zoo in the Netherlands.

MRS BARBARA CASTLE VISITS DOCKS

Mrs Barbara Castle Visits Docks (1967)

Minister of Transport Barbara Castle visits Tilbury docks to...

FRENCH ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE AT SACLAY

French Atomic Research Centre At Saclay (1954)

Progress is revealed at French atom plant

WILD BOAR ROAM FREE - FRANCE

Wild Boar Roam Free - France (1963)

An estate in France provides a home for a herd of tame Wild Boar.

BEHIND THE SCENES IN TELEVISION

Behind The Scenes In Television (1957)

Hungarian film showing how a television outside broadcast...

CUTS / OUT TAKES for THE ACROBATIC AUTO in G 1335

Cuts / Out Takes For The Acrobatic Auto In G 1335 (1926)

Cuts (out takes, rushes) for THE...

RADIO BABY  SITTER

Radio Baby Sitter (1950)

Nice item about how neighbour can baby sit from own home with help of radio....

NEW RECORD FOR JET AIRCRAFT MADE POSSIBLE BY REFUELLING IN THE AIR

New Record For Jet Aircraft Made Possible By Refuelling In The Air (1949)

Gloster Meteor and...

STORK MOTHER

Stork Mother (1963)

A mother keeps Spanish storks as pets in her garden.

THE ACROBATIC AUTO

The Acrobatic Auto (1926)

French inventor, Mercier, test drives his latest creation - a car that can not...

PARACHUTE DROP - LUTON

Parachute Drop - Luton (1938)

A new fast-opening parachute is tested at a Luton airfield.

AUSTRALIA OUT FOR A DUCK

Australia Out For A Duck (1948)

Pet duck goes for a walk in Sydney.

THE GARAGE RAY

The Garage Ray (1924)

An inventor demonstrates his device that automatically opens garage doors.

AT HOME WITH BOKO

At Home With Boko (1954)

Latest pictures of separated Siamese twin Boko playing with her mother.

LONDON'S FIRST FACTORY TOWN

London's First Factory Town (1951)

Work continues on Harlow New Town - A satellite town for London.

TAME SPARROW

Tame Sparrow (1955)

A sparrow decides he prefers home life to the streets.

OLD MOKES AT HOME

Old Mokes At Home (1964)

A home for retired and ill donkeys is on show, run by Mr John Lockwood.

LONG LOAD SAFETY

Long Load Safety (1966)

Anti-jack-knife device for articulated lorries.

PLANE-SAIL TRIMARAN

Plane-Sail Trimaran (1969)

Footage of new type of Trimaran being given trials off Hayling Island.

FRENCH ASTRONOMER

French Astronomer (1963)

French astronomer Mr Salkazanov talks about his work.

AMERICAN TRACKING STATION IN AUSTRALIA

American Tracking Station In Australia (1964)

American satellite tracking station opened in...

 CATS CAN BE TRAINED

Cats Can Be Trained (1955)

An Australian tabby cat is trained to stand up and drink from a bottle.

MODEL PLANE

Model Plane (1960)

Model plane

KIMBERLEY AMPHICAR PREPARES FOR CROSS CHANNEL TRIP

Kimberley Amphicar Prepares For Cross Channel Trip (1964)

The amphicar enters the sea at Dover and...

PIGEONS MUST GO

Pigeons Must Go (1963)

American expert employed to rid Trafalgar Square of pigeons.

NEW FRENCH HOVERCRAFT

New French Hovercraft (1968)

New French hovercraft demonstrated in Bayonne, France.

NEW HOIST

New Hoist (1967)

New type of mechanical cherry picker is demonstrated.

TAYLOR QUADS OFF TO SCHOOL

Taylor Quads Off To School (1953)

Now five years old the Taylor quadruples have started school.

TRUE TALE ABOUT A LION'S TAIL

True Tale About A Lion's Tail (1950)

Tame lion lives with Westbeau family in Washington.

HATFIELD - STORM HAVOC

Hatfield - Storm Havoc (1957)

Gales strip the roofs off a row of homes in Hatfield.

STORM VICTIMS ASK FOR HELP

Storm Victims Ask For Help (1958)

People in flooded Basildon clear out the debris of their homes.

QUEER CYCLING

Queer Cycling (1942)

Mr Flynn invents a new type of double bicycle and Mr Bartlett invents rear wheel...

ROTA THE LION

Rota The Lion (1943)

Rota the lion resides at London zoo, he has been given to Winston Churchill as a...

QUINTICYCLE

Quinticycle (1950)

The Jewell family enjoys a day out on family bike known as the Quinticycle in...

FIRST MOON MEN

First Moon Men (1947)

Two High Wycombe scientists want to be the first men on the moon.

SKYSCRAPER FLATS

Skyscraper Flats (1954)

A look at the first skyscraper flats in London. Finsbury.

TWINS

Twins (1943)

A lady who is a twin herself also has twin baby granddaughters. Sydney, Australia.

MUD WALL THREATENS HOUSES

Mud Wall Threatens Houses (1954)

Villagers in fear of moving mountain side are told to stay away from...

HOUSE IN THE TREE TOPS

House In The Tree Tops (1960)

Newly wed couple lives in a house in the tree tops in Berkshire.

DE GAULLE AT ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE

De Gaulle At Atomic Research Centre (1958)

De Gaulle arrives and meets people at atomic research...

POSTMAN'S NIGHTMARE

Postman's Nightmare (1960)

Post office sorting machine 'ELSIE' in action at Borough, London.

SYRACUSE NEW YORK - TRIPLETS

Syracuse New York - Triplets (1948)

Two sets of triplets to the same family in Syracuse, New York.