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Selected Originals - CONCORDE PREPARATION

Selected Originals - Concorde Preparation (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story CONCORDE...

GIANT AIRSHIP 'MACON'

Giant Airship 'macon' (1933)

Very good footage of the exterior and the interior of the airship 'Macon'.

ANOTHER MOTOR TRAIN

Another Motor Train (1933)

A high speed train is demonstrated in France.

WINDING WOOL

Winding Wool (1936)

A novel way to wind wool - put the bobbin onto a spinning record player and let it...

TALKING ROAD SIGNALS

Talking Road Signals (1963)

Talking roadside electronic equipment talks to drivers through car radio.

THE CHAMPION

The Champion (1933)

A large baby is presented as some kind of a freak in this bad taste item.

FALL OF A FEATHER

Fall Of A Feather (1949)

A giant amplifier exaggerates the sound of a falling feather millions of times...

 

 

A PAGE FROM THE PAST

A Page From The Past (1933)

Francis Jehl, who worked with Edison, shows us the original phonograph...

USXP38 EXPERIMENTAL PLANE

Usxp38 Experimental Plane (1946)

Attempt at world speed record by XP 38 Thunderjet.

BY OVER 4,000 FEET

By Over 4,000 Feet (1932)

Female flyer Mayse Hilz takes off on record breaking altitude flight - she is...

WOMAN'S AIR ENDURANCE RECORD aka WOMENS AIR ENDURANCE RECORD

Woman's Air Endurance Record AKA Womens Air Endurance Record (1930)

French woman pilot Maryse...

THE MOTOR CARAVAN

The Motor Caravan (1931)

Footage of holiday makers taking an early caravan out for a break in the...

PUPS issue title is HERE'S HOW

Pups Issue Title Is Here's How (1937)

Cocker Spaniel in New Zealand with unusually large litter of 10...

AMERICAN REGAINS AIR SPEED RECORD

American Regains Air Speed Record (1950)

Plane speeding through the air watched by observers.

GLOSTER METEOR PLANE

Gloster Meteor Plane (1948)

Gloster Meteor plane breaks air speed record in gale.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 661 - reel 1 of 3 - HMS GLAMORGAN - COMPUTER SHIP OF...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 661 - Reel 1 Of 3 - HMS Glamorgan - Computer Ship Of... (1967)

Out...

SWINGBALL

Swingball (1930)

Eight girls exercise using a new contraption - a "swingball" - also more traditional...

MACHINE AGE SOLVES BABY PROBLEM

Machine Age Solves Baby Problem (1949)

Rollers and record player are used to send babies back to...

THE LOOPER

The Looper (1933)

Captain Russell Holderman breaks the record for number of loops performed in a glider.

THE CHAMPION!

The Champion! (1933)

We meet a champion egg-laying hen called Doreen.

FLYING DOWN TO RIO

Flying Down To Rio (1932)

Footage of the first stage of airship flight to Rio De Janeiro.

HOUSE OF TOMORROW  - beware, there are other items with the same tile

House Of Tomorrow - Beware, There Are Other Items With The Same Tile (1957)

Modern house on...

ROLLER RACING

Roller Racing (1945-1946)

Cyclist Marguerite Wilson demonstrates bicycle mounted on rollers (works like...

PREPARING WEMBLEY FOR OLYMPICS

Preparing Wembley For Olympics (1948)

Preparations in Broadcasting centre; testing & construction...

'SHOOTING STAR' FASTEST AIRCRAFT

'shooting Star' Fastest Aircraft (1945)

New American jet plane 'Shooting Star' at trials.

SOVIET PEOPLE SHOW GREAT INTEREST IN EARTH SATELLITE

Soviet People Show Great Interest In Earth Satellite (1957)

Soviet people catch up on news about...

SOPHISTICATED SHE DOG

Sophisticated She Dog (1952)

Dogs in clothes - not cute, gruesome!

ATLAS MISSILE FLOWN A RECORD 9,000 MILES

Atlas Missile Flown A Record 9,000 Miles (1960)

Missile launched from Cape Canaveral. Good quality...

1961 HANOVER FAIR

1961 Hanover Fair (1961)

Overview of the 1961 Hanover Fair in Germany exhibiting technological and...

TESTING TOYS IN U.S.A.

Testing Toys In U.S.A. (1962)

Toys being melted, dropped and operated as part of testing.

COMPOSER AND SURGEON

Composer And Surgeon (1964)

Russian composer and surgeon playing piano, teaching students and operating.

NEW TYPING AID FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

New Typing Aid For Disabled People (1967)

New typing aid for disabled people demonstrated in...

HMS GLAMORGAN - COMPUTER SHIP OF THE FUTURE

HMS Glamorgan - Computer Ship Of The Future (1967)

Story showing life on board HMS Glamorgan,...

ROUND THE WORLD IN A FLYING BOAT!

Round The World In A Flying Boat! (1932)

German seaplane - the Dornier Wal - returns home after...

QUEEN OF THE AIR

Queen Of The Air (1932)

Quick library compilation of shots of Amy Johnson and her husband Jim Mollison.

WONDERFUL AMY ...

Wonderful Amy ... (1932)

Female aviator Amy Johnson breaks record for flight to Cape Town - set by her...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 7

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 7 (1934)

Longest moustache in the world, ambidextrous man...

JUMPING FROG

Jumping Frog (1930)

Demonstration of the large distances frogs can jump.

JOHN LENNON'S ROLLS ROYCE

John Lennon's Rolls Royce (1967)

A look at John Lennon's Rolls Royce inside and out. Chertsey, Surrey.

SATELLITE AND LUNAR PROBE TRACKING STATION AT JODRELL BANK

Satellite And Lunar Probe Tracking Station At Jodrell Bank (1958)

The British space laboratory...

INDOOR HORSE TRAINING.

Indoor Horse Training. (1966)

Indoor horse training in Reigate. Featuring three horses belonging to...

AIR SPEED RECORDS

Air Speed Records (1945)

Various shots of Gloster Meteor aircraft taxiing and in flight.

FURNITURE EXHIBITION aka MODELS

Furniture Exhibition AKA Models (1958)

An introduction to the very latest in labour saving devices on...

WINDMILLING TO HAVANA

Windmilling To Havana (1932)

Captain Lewis A Yancey flies from Miami to Havana in his Autogyro.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 24

Caught By The Camera No. 24 (1935)

Stories in this item include a 152 year old Russian gentlemen and a...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 100

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 100 (1940)

The latest Mississippi riverboat in a US shipyard, and water...

IS YOUR PHONE TAPPED

Is Your Phone Tapped (1957)

Debate on how far phone tapping can go.

METEOR BREAKING AIR SPEED RECORD

Meteor Breaking Air Speed Record (1946)

Donaldson reaches a speed of 623 mph during a test flight for...

 SPEED FILM  reel 2

Speed Film Reel 2 (1925)

Lots of clips featuring fast boats, cars, trains, greyhounds, rowing teams...

 SPEED FILM  reel 3

Speed Film Reel 3 (1927)

Lots of clips featuring fast boats, cars, trains, greyhounds, rowing teams...