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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.

BAD TIME FOR GOOD QUADS

Bad Time For Good Quads (1950)

Footage of the Good family and two year old quads. Westerleigh, near...

MAN BUILDS PLANE IN PARLOUR

Man Builds Plane In Parlour (1959)

John and Eva Taylor at work on the full-sized aeroplane they are...

OLDEST SMITH

Oldest Smith (1937)

Very elderly blacksmith at work.

POST BOX PAINTING aka PAINTING THE TOWN RED issue title - SAXON TO NORMAN

Post Box Painting AKA Painting The Town Red Issue Title - Saxon To Norman (1937)

Mr West...

CUCUMBERS issue title SEE HOW THEY RUN

Cucumbers Issue Title See How They Run (1937)

A look at how cucumbers grow in greenhouses.

 

 

QUEER HOUSE issue title -

Queer House Issue Title - "Hearths Are Trumps" (1940)

Mr Mason shows us his strange house with...

MUSICAL BOXES

Musical Boxes (1942)

Mr Dee of Chelsea shows off his collection of unusual musical boxes. London.

JAMJAR HOUSE aka JAM JAR HOUSE

Jamjar House AKA Jam Jar House (1942)

Mr Clamp has made his greenhouse out of old jam jars. Yorkshire.

TAME SPARROW

Tame Sparrow (1955)

A sparrow decides he prefers home life to the streets.

OLDEST CLOCK CHIMES AGAIN

Oldest Clock Chimes Again (1956)

The oldest mechanical clock in the world returns to duty at Salisbury...

OLD MOKES AT HOME

Old Mokes At Home (1964)

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

WHISTLE STOP DENTIST

Whistle Stop Dentist (1966)

Travelling dental surgery in Ontario, Canada.

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.

BANANAS

Bananas (1949)

Mr Cook grows his own bananas in a greenhouse. Hextable, Kent.

DOG'S LITTER

Dog's Litter (1949)

Mrs Sunneck looks after a litter of 13 spaniel puppies. Stepney, London.

RUBBER MODELS

Rubber Models (1953)

Mrs Alan Dower makes a rubber model of her dog.

SIZE W - XX

Size W - Xx (1946)

Mrs Danvers modelling clothes for larger ladies.

MR MARCUS: EAST LONDON RENT TRIBUNAL

Mr Marcus: East London Rent Tribunal (1947)

Mr M. Marcus talks about the East London rent tribunal.

ETHEL LIVESEY TELLS HER STORY

Ethel Livesey Tells Her Story (1946)

Ethel Livesey addresses those who have supported and those who...

ENGLISH VILLAGE WITH FARM PRODUCE

English Village With Farm Produce (1947)

Item showing farmer discussing the success of the pig and...

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.

OLD WATCHMAKER OF MELBOURNE

Old Watchmaker Of Melbourne (1962)

Collection of old clocks built up over 50 years by Mr Lowe.

CHIANG KAI SHEK

Chiang Kai Shek (1940-1949)

Chiang Kai Shek receives an American medal.

A MESSAGE FROM GENERAL WATSON GENERAL MANAGER OF THE A.K.C.  aka CINEMA PRICE...

A Message From General Watson General Manager Of The A.K.C. AKA Cinema Price... (1950-1959)

An...

WALLPAPER

Wallpaper (1963)

An item about the manufacture of wallpaper.

SNUFF

Snuff (1964)

An item which shows how snuff is made and that it is still popular with modern day youth.

HEROINES OF THE LIFEBOAT

Heroines Of The Lifeboat (1933)

Shots of women who are recognised for their work helping lifeboats.

CHRISTENING AEROPLANES FOR AUSTRALIA

Christening Aeroplanes For Australia (1935)

Mrs Bruce, wife of the High commissioner christens...

THE GRACEFUL ART

The Graceful Art (1936)

Figure ice skating in Berlin Sports Palace.

GOLF GIANTS

Golf Giants (1930)

Film Star Douglas Fairbanks at golf match.

THE TELL-TALE LIGHT!

The Tell-Tale Light! (1935)

A device used to assist in the judging of fencing matches.

SQUASH!

Squash! (1936)

An item showing male and female players at Hampstead Squash Club in London, the narrator...

PATHE FRONT PAGE - COPENHAGEN

Pathe Front Page - Copenhagen (1947)

The body of Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden is sent home on a...

SOUTH AFRICAN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

South African Lawn Tennis Championships (1938)

N G Farquharson and Mrs Miller are winners at the...

HOLIDAY SPORTS - TENNIS AT BRIGHTON

Holiday Sports - Tennis At Brighton (1938)

Exhibition tennis match at Brighton - Bunny Austin and Mrs...

A PLUCKY WOMAN

A Plucky Woman (1940)

A woman who captured a German parachutist and a woman whose husband won a medal.

THE SUPER MODEL

The Super Model (1934)

Mr and Mrs Clayton take children for a ride in their model steam train.

THE OLD FOLKS ARE HOME

The Old Folks Are Home (1952)

Mr and Mrs Smith move into the first new home provided by Southend's...

EDGAR SANDERS COMES HOME aka SANDONS

Edgar Sanders Comes Home AKA Sandons (1953)

After three and a half years in a Hungarian prison,...

TAYLOR QUADS OFF TO SCHOOL

Taylor Quads Off To School (1953)

Now five years old the Taylor quadruples have started school.

FIRST CITIZENS OF NEW ESTATE

First Citizens Of New Estate (1951)

First flat on new Lansbury Estate goes to Mr Snoddy and his...

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.

NOWHERE TO GO

Nowhere To Go (1957)

Caravan dwellers at Chertsey have eviction problems.

MOTHER IN A MILLION aka THE ARMLESS MOTHER

Mother In A Million AKA The Armless Mother (1958)

A woman without arms manages to look after her...