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ARTIST BLACKSMITH

Artist Blacksmith (1939)

Village blacksmith casts woman's portrait in iron.

ARTIST IN GLASS

Artist In Glass (1946)

Item about glass maker Frank Hill.

STREET LAMPS

Street Lamps (1951)

Peter Varnon collects and repairs old street lamps. Hampstead, London.

CANDLE MAKING

Candle Making (1949)

Church candles being made by hand at Chandlers' factory in Cricklewood.

MOBILE ART

Mobile Art (1964)

Artist Nicholas Treadwell takes his paintings round in a mobile gallery and gets people...

FIBRE GLASS MENAGERIE

Fibre Glass Menagerie (1966)

Fibreglass figures of animals are made and put in place in Butlin's...

HOLLAND STAMPS!

Holland Stamps! (1940)

A new charity stamp for the Netherlands is designed and printed.

 

 

HAND-MADE MAIDENS!

Hand-Made Maidens! (1930)

How shop dummies are made and painted in Berlin.

ARTIST BLACKSMITH

Artist Blacksmith (1939)

Artist blacksmith makes artistic gates and paints them.

DONKEY SCULPTOR

Donkey Sculptor (1939)

Ramsgate donkey man carves decorative objects out of chalk he collects at the...

CLAY CRAFTSWOMEN issue title is ENGLAND EXPECTS

Clay Craftswomen Issue Title Is England Expects (1939)

Two female art students from Leeds make...

PERSONALITY MEET - ERNEST SHEPARD

Personality Meet - Ernest Shepard (1946)

Item showing Ernest Shephard, artist and illustrator of...

MOBILES

Mobiles (1953)

Sculptor Kenneth Martin has created hanging mobiles for children's ward at London hospital.

MAKING A NEWSREEL

Making A Newsreel (1947)

German item about making of a newsreel - excellent shots cameramen, labs, etc.

MEDIEVAL BUILDING ERECTED ANEW

Medieval Building Erected Anew (1965)

Medieval building restored anew in Melbourne, Australia.

CROCKERY DESIGN

Crockery Design (1961)

Crockery designs are created, transferred and painted onto plates at the Wedgwood...

THROWN-AWAY SCULPTURE

Thrown-Away Sculpture (1961)

A builder designs and builds modern sculptures for the housing estates he...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 507 - EGGSHELL ARTIST, BEAUTY WITHOUT CRUELTY, MAKING...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 507 - Eggshell Artist, Beauty Without Cruelty, Making... (1964)

Out...

KENNEDY MOSAIC MURAL

Kennedy Mosaic Mural (1968)

A small South London company is commissioned to make a giant mural of the...

THE PLAYERS - AT WORK

The Players - At Work (1924)

Group of Bavarian artist-actors are seen at work - they are called the...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MRS PHOEBE STABLER

Camera Interviews - Mrs Phoebe Stabler (1930)

The sculptress Phoebe Stabler is seen at work

ON BOARD THE DOMINION MONARCH aka WALLSEND

On Board The Dominion Monarch AKA Wallsend (1939)

Footage of the large merchant ship the Dominion...

THE PLOUGH issue title is HAPPY DAYS

The Plough Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

A look at how ploughs work and have developed over the...

AUSTRALIA - SWITCH TO DECIMAL COINAGE

Australia - Switch To Decimal Coinage (1965)

Artist Stuart Devlin designs new Australian coins +...

ARTIST IN STEEL

Artist In Steel (1950)

Footage of Albert Gerr making art creations from steel, Hatchford Hill, Cobham,...

PAINTING ON GLASS

Painting On Glass (1952)

Animal paintings are transferred to pottery and glass at workshop in Chelsea,...

DAVE AND DUSTY - ARTIST

Dave And Dusty - Artist (1948)

Boy and his dog go on landscape painting trip on Dartmoor.

STAR TURN!

Star Turn! (1946)

Horrabin, cartoonist for 'Star' newspaper at work.

CHILDREN'S TREE

Children's Tree (1946)

A little girl looks at the carved elves and animals on the Elfin Tree in...

MURAL ARTIST

Mural Artist (1954)

Model Shirley Pearce paints backcloths which are used by her photographers. London.

THE ART OF ENGRAVING

The Art Of Engraving (1923)

Copper plate is engraved by an artist - engravings are presented.

THE ARTIST LEBEDINSKY IN SIBERIA

The Artist Lebedinsky In Siberia (1958)

Russian artist Boris Lebedinsky working in Siberia.

STAINED GLASS

Stained Glass (1940-1949)

Educational film about the making of a stained glass windows.

FINE ART COPPER PLATE PRINTING aka LITHOGRAPH MAKING

Fine Art Copper Plate Printing AKA Lithograph Making (1957)

Various processes involved in making...

WINKLEPICKERS

Winklepickers (1960)

Winklepicker shoes being designed, made and fitted at Stan Bartholomeu's shop in...

OLD MASTER SURGEON

Old Master Surgeon (1960)

Mr Aczel restoring and retouching old master paintings at Brook Street in...

MONEY MAKERS

Money Makers (1960)

Design and production of banknotes at Morris Waterlow and Sons in Worship Street,...

HOSPITAL FOR OLD MASTERS

Hospital For Old Masters (1968)

Paintings are cleaned and restored in the Conservation Department of...

CANAL BARGE

Canal Barge (1954)

A trip along the Regent's Canal from Paddington to Camden Town.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH MODEL

Princess Elizabeth Model (1952)

Models of Princess Elizabeth being made in workshop in Highgate, ...

TIN FOIL PICTURES.

Tin Foil Pictures. (1952)

Wilfred Perry creates portraits from the silver paper on chocolate wrappers....

AUSTRALIAN DECIMAL COINAGE

Australian Decimal Coinage (1964)

New designs for Australia's decimal coins are shown - as are the...

FIND A WORD NO. 3

Find A Word No. 3 (1940-1949)

Cinematic guessing game for children - various images which the children have...

FOREIGN COMPACTS

Foreign Compacts (1956)

Souvenir powder compacts made for export abroad in a factory in East London.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 687 - RELUCTANT PHOTOGRAPHER, BLACK CORAL, HAND MADE...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 687 - Reluctant Photographer, Black Coral, Hand Made... (1968)

Out...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 102

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 102 (1940)

Fishermen in Italy, Hungarian writer in a caravan and the...

CHALK PORTRAITS

Chalk Portraits (1955)

Footage of tailor Harry Weatherill using dressmaker's chalk to draw portraits on...

MOTORING OF FUTURE issue title is TOMORROW ALWAYS COMES

Motoring Of Future Issue Title Is Tomorrow Always Comes (1943)

Imagining what car of future will...

SAUDI ARABIA, AND FRENCH LIDO SHOW

Saudi Arabia, And French Lido Show (1970)

Colour items about Saudi Arabia, and a Lido Show in Paris,...

JANE AND PETT

Jane And Pett (1945)

Very saucy story where 'Jane' (Christabel Leighton Porter) undresses for artist...