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OFFICE ROBOTS

Office Robots (1931)

Footage of several new inventions to help office staff.

AIR SPEED KING  aka AIR'S SPEED KING

Air Speed King AKA Air's Speed King (1924)

Record Breaking Aviator, Flying Officer Bonnet with his...

CLOUSTON HOME AGAIN

Clouston Home Again (1938)

Record-breaking Flying Officer Clouston and Victor Rickets return to London...

TELE-TALES !

Tele-Tales ! (1932)

Excellent footage of the Central Telegraph Office in London in operation.

ROBOTS SMOOTH OFFICE WORRIES

Robots Smooth Office Worries (1958)

Automatic typewriters and letter sorting machines - the cutting...

TRAILER PUMPS

Trailer Pumps (1942)

A new powerful fire pump trailer is tested in Brisbane, Australia.

LONDON FROM 600 FEET UP

London From 600 Feet Up (1964)

THE GPO Tower nears completion in the heart of London.

 

 

GPO TOWER TUNNEL

GPO Tower Tunnel (1967)

Engineers at work in a tunnel under the Post Office Tower in London.

SOUNDPROOF ROOM

Soundproof Room (1953)

Tests are carried out in a soundproof room at Post Office Engineering Research...

DULLES AT No.10. DOWNING STREET

Dulles At No.10. Downing Street (1956)

Dulles arriving at Foreign Office, alights from car and enters...

AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH EXCHANGE

Automatic Telegraph Exchange (1968)

Engineers at consoles inside the GPO Telegraph building.

TECHNICOLOR - VIDTRONICS

Technicolor - Vidtronics (1969)

JENSEN OFFICE CAR

Jensen Office Car (1969)

New Jensen car is converted into travelling office - on display at Harrods.

POSTAL AUTOMATION

Postal Automation (1956)

New inventions of the Post Office Research Department: letter sorting machine...

AIR MINISTRY ROOF

Air Ministry Roof (1959)

Weather forecasting on the Air Ministry roof is demonstrated by Miss Julie...

FELLING RADIO MASTS aka RADIO MASTS

Felling Radio Masts AKA Radio Masts (1960)

GPO pulls down two radio masts in Somerton near Yeovil in...

CUTS / OUT TAKES FOR CP 556 - HOUSEWIFE MOTOR CYCLE ACE, TELEGRAPH POLE PLANTER,...

Cuts / Out Takes For Cp 556 - Housewife Motor Cycle Ace, Telegraph Pole Planter,... (1965)

Out...

CHEAPER TELEPHONES!

Cheaper Telephones! (1933)

Postmaster General Sir Kingsley Wood shows off a new system for telephones.

TUBE TAKES NO TRAVELLERS

Tube Takes No Travellers (1932)

Great footage of the Post Office's 'Mail Tube', stretching from...

TURKISH O.C.T.U

Turkish O.C.T.U (1941)

Young men train at military college in Ankara before they join Turkish army.

WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF F/O CLOUSTON AND MRS KIRBY GREEN aka CAPE TOWN

Wonderful Achievement Of F/o Clouston And Mrs Kirby Green AKA Cape Town (1937)

Flying...

357+ MILES AN HOUR aka 357.7 MILES PER HOUR

357+ Miles An Hour AKA 357.7 Miles Per Hour (1929)

Squadron Leader Orlebar sits in the Rolls-Royce...

GPO TRAINING

GPO Training (1968)

General Post Office workers show off new equipment to help them in their job....

NET A THIEF

Net A Thief (1969)

Colin Brown demonstrates his own invention for catching thieves in the street.

BROKEN PARCELS AT 'HEARTBREAK CORNER'

Broken Parcels At 'heartbreak Corner' (1970)

GPO broken parcel centre, Mount Pleasant, London.

TELEPHONE TESTS

Telephone Tests (1953)

John Laurie and his colleagues carry out tests on telephones to check their...

WORLD'S MOST MECHANISED POST OFFICE

World's Most Mechanised Post Office (1959)

World's most mechanised post office in New York.

GENERAL MAHON ARRIVES AT SALONIKA aka GEN. SIR BRYAN MAHON

General Mahon Arrives At Salonika AKA Gen. Sir Bryan Mahon (1914-1918)

General Sir Bryan Mahon...

NATIONAL GIRO BANK

National Giro Bank (1968)

New computer system in action at National Giro Bank in Liverpool.

OCEAN WEATHER SHIP record b

Ocean Weather Ship Record B (1947)

Documentary showing how information about the weather is gathered.

CUSTOMS MEN AT OIL REFINERY aka CUSTOM OIL

Customs Men At Oil Refinery AKA Custom Oil (1958)

A look at the work of a Customs and Excise...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 740 - SKIING DOG, MODELS CATCHING CATS, PELICAN,...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 740 - Skiing Dog, Models Catching Cats, Pelican,... (1968-1969)

Out...

G.P.O'S RESEARCH STATION aka GPO'S RESEARCH STATION

G.P.O's Research Station AKA GPO's Research Station (1933)

Ramsay MacDonald opens Post Office...

MEET FLYING OFFICER BUSH

Meet Flying Officer Bush (1944)

Touching story of a dog adopted by an RAF squadron.

THE INVADER!

The Invader! (1932)

The Post Office demonstrates how telegrams are sent and how mail is collected by...

"Treating 'em Rough!" - Filmed At Dollis Hill (1932)

Good footage of engineers performing various...

NEWS IN FLASHES - LONDON AWARDS TO US AIRMEN

News In Flashes - London Awards To Us Airmen (1953)

Five US airmen receive medals for rescue work...

1000TH MEMBER OF 1000 MPH CLUB aka WOMAN IS 1000TH MEMBER OF 1000 MPH CLUB

1000th Member Of 1000 Mph Club AKA Woman Is 1000th Member Of 1000 Mph Club (1968)

Pilot...

EXPO 7O MODEL

Expo 7o Model (1968)

Designers show off model of British pavilion for Expo' 70. London.

DIY EXHIBITION FOR COI

Diy Exhibition For Coi (1960)

Item showing Do It Yourself Exhibition for Central Office of Information...

MODERN UNILEVER HOUSE IN HAMBURG

Modern Unilever House In Hamburg (1965)

New contemporary office building with great working...

NEWS FROM HUNGARY - AROUND BUDAPEST

News From Hungary - Around Budapest (1968)

Inside office buildings, Grand Hotel, supermarket, baby...

FIRST COUNTRY SHOW

First Country Show (1914-1918)

Footage from country show in Ipswich, Suffolk.

RAILWAY RECORDER

Railway Recorder (1959)

Track recording trolley - used for detecting and recording all physical track...

ELECTRIC FISHING beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Electric Fishing Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1958)

Electrifying fish - "the...

POSTMAN'S NIGHTMARE

Postman's Nightmare (1960)

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

LONDON CALLING TOKYO

London Calling Tokyo (1935)

Inauguration of London - Japan telephone service by Sir Kingsley Wood,...

NEWS FROM AMERICA

News From America (1959)

Explosion causes devastation to Roseburg, Oregon + launching of satellite at...

AIR MAIL MARKS 100TH ANNIVERSARY

Air Mail Marks 100th Anniversary (1959)

100th anniversary of air mail celebrated in Lafayette,...

 WOOMERA

Woomera (1962)

Australian newsreel item looking around town of Woomera, next to rocket testing range.