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BUILDING SEA WALL - WEST INDIES

Building Sea Wall - West Indies (1970-1979)

West Indians in pit at work digging foundations for sea wall.

MAKING FIREWORKS - HUDDERSFIELD

Making Fireworks - Huddersfield (1938)

A look at people making fireworks at a factory in...

AUTOMATION STORY

Automation Story (1956)

Demonstration of new electric typewriter and accounting machine at European...

MODERN BUILDINGS

Modern Buildings (1964)

Modern building which could be a hotel or foreign embassy.

40 TON FORGING

40 Ton Forging (1922)

Footage of forging machine in Halesowen, West Midlands.

SHEEP SALE - FINDON

Sheep Sale - Findon (1938)

Sheep are examined and sold at a huge sheep fair in West Sussex.

FAT STOCK SHOW BIRMINGHAM aka BIRMINGHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Fat Stock Show Birmingham AKA Birmingham Agricultural Show (1919)

A bull being pulled from a...

 

 

DUCK FARM IN GERMANY

Duck Farm In Germany (1960)

Good shots of ducks being farmed - footage from the egg to the plastic bag.

ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION IN CAMEROON

Aluminium Production In Cameroon (1957)

A look at the Alucam aluminium production plant in Cameroon....

ROAD MAKING IN WEST INDIES

Road Making In West Indies (1970-1979)

West Indians work in diggers to clear the way for a road.

WHO WILL WIN IT

Who Will Win It (1925)

Craftsmen put the finishing touches to the Grand National Trophy in Birmingham.

PLANES FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

Planes For The Middle East (1942)

Hurricane fighter planes for the RAF are assembled and take off from...

THE BIG BLAST Dublin issue

The Big Blast Dublin Issue (1942)

A huge explosion shifts limestone in a quarry at Keighley.

'SMALLS' PROBLEMS SOLVED

'smalls' Problems Solved (1948)

Automatic laundry for workers installed at West Bromwich factory.

SOMETHING NEW - BIRMINGHAM - MOTORCYCLES STORY

Something New - Birmingham - Motorcycles Story (1948)

Progress in motorcycle industry shown.

PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico (1948)

Geologists discover fields of salt in Puerto Rico - enough to supply both Americas.

HUNTING THE SEA DEVILS!

Hunting The Sea Devils! (1935)

Deep sea fishermen haul in two large stingrays.

FLOATING OIL RIG

Floating Oil Rig (1957)

Floating oil rig for sea bed drilling is erected at Audorf.

GLASS MAKING

Glass Making (1948)

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

PUERTO RICO SALT FIELDS

Puerto Rico Salt Fields (1948)

Geologists discover fields of salt in Puerto Rico - enough to supply...

NIGERIAN COCOA aka NIGERIAN COCOA TRADE

Nigerian Cocoa AKA Nigerian Cocoa Trade (1949)

African natives working in the cocoa trade in...

CHURCH SERVICE

Church Service (1948)

Industrial Sunday church service in Hockley.

 DIESEL ENGINE FOR LIGHT CARS

Diesel Engine For Light Cars (1953)

Item about new Vauxhall car with diesel engine.

FIRST BRITISH SHIP PASSES THROUGH SUEZ

First British Ship Passes Through Suez (1957)

First British ship the 'West Breeze' passes through...

 TRASH-PAK COMPACTOR

Trash-Pak Compactor (1969)

Special vehicle for compacting large amounts of rubbish - on display at...

KAINGJI DAM COMPLETED.

Kaingji Dam Completed. (1968)

West Africa's biggest dam across the Niger River at Kaingji in...

BRIDGETOWN - BARBADOS - LADY COAL SHOVELERS IN BRITISH WEST INDIES

Bridgetown - Barbados - Lady Coal Shovelers In British West Indies (1920-1929)

Footage of women...

ROVER GAS TURBINE CAR

Rover Gas Turbine Car (1961)

New Rover gas turbine car presented in Birmingham.

HARVEST STORY

Harvest Story (1948)

Cuts from newsreel story 48/68 - harvest story - West Stoke in Chichester, West...

BIRMINGHAM'S LORD MAYOR INAUGURATES A NEW HOUSING SCHEME

Birmingham's Lord Mayor Inaugurates A New Housing Scheme (1938)

The Mayor of Birmingham places a...

OUR GRACIE LNER

Our Gracie Lner (1938)

Gracie Fields opens a sale of handicrafts made by disabled men at Smethwick.

EVE AND THE BEAN

Eve And The Bean (1930)

Processes involved in harvesting coffee beans.

HOSPITAL SUNDAY

Hospital Sunday (1929)

Parade of mayors and other dignitaries in West Hartlepool, Cleveland.

THE SILVER BULLET

The Silver Bullet (1930)

Kaye Don shows off his car, the Silver Bullet, which has theoretical speed of...

BIRMINGHAM - BIF OPENS aka BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR AT BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham - Bif Opens AKA British Industries Fair At Birmingham (1953)

Various exhibits at the...

JAGUARS COME BACK FIGHTING

Jaguars Come Back Fighting (1957)

World famous Jaguar plant in Coventry is back in production after...

MODEL LOOM issue title - GOTTA HOUSE

Model Loom Issue Title - Gotta House (1938)

Footage of the working model of a loom in Pudsey, West...

RABBITS issue title - ALL IN FAVOUR

Rabbits Issue Title - All In Favour (1941)

Rabbits are bred for their skins at Crawley Downs in West...

KEN WHARTON GARAGE - HIGH SPEED CAR SERVICING

Ken Wharton Garage - High Speed Car Servicing (1956)

Ken Wharton runs a garage where a car is...

TRIPLEX DEMONSTRATION

Triplex Demonstration (1968)

Triplex safety glass goes through various tests at research centre....

LASER BEAM

Laser Beam (1968)

Laser beams cut through thick industrial materials. Frankfurt, Germany.

TWO MILLIONTH MINI - SPECIAL

Two Millionth Mini - Special (1969)

Special colour item about the two millionth Mini car to roll off...

DEER CATCH-UP

Deer Catch-Up (1949)

A herd of red deer are rounded up, checked and marked at Horsham, West Sussex.

CHURCH SHOP

Church Shop (1950)

Footage of church in East Grinstead now used as a shop, West Sussex.

BUGLE MAKING

Bugle Making (1951)

Bugle making in West Street, London.

TUBELESS TYRES

Tubeless Tyres (1953)

Tubeless tyres are tested and demonstrated at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham.

SWAPSHOP

Swapshop (1948)

Women exchange clothes in swap shop in Birmingham.

CUT GLASS

Cut Glass (1951)

A look at how cut glass is made at a factory in Birmingham. West Midlands.

CLOCKWORK MOTORS

Clockwork Motors (1951)

Clockwork motors being tested in model trains at factory in Dudley, West...

BEES

Bees (1953)

Harry Thompson shows bee insemination carried out to produce new British bee. Fishbourne.