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MANUFACTURE OF HARPS

Manufacture Of Harps (1961)

Beautiful harps are made in a workshop in London.

MAKING NOTES

Making Notes (1933)

Very good film showing how the Xylophone is constructed and also played, by Harry...

JUST STICKS!

Just Sticks! (1934)

Walking sticks are made in the traditional way at Chiddingfold in Surrey.

OAK SHIPS

Oak Ships (1949)

Good footage of a large oak fishing vessel under construction at Rock Channel shipyard.

Soldiers Build Portable Hospitals

Soldiers Build Portable Hospitals (1917)

Footage of soldiers helping to build portable hospitals.

HUT BUILDING

Hut Building (1914-1918)

Soldiers construct building.

BOY CANOE MAKERS

Boy Canoe Makers (1956)

Boy Canoe makers in South East London.

 

 

WOODEN ARMIES

Wooden Armies (1958)

Russell Gammage demonstrates the complex process of making wooden figures for museum...

PRINCE GEORGE 'TAKES A HAND'

Prince George 'takes A Hand' (1932)

Prince George, later the Duke of Kent, visits a Church Army work...

GO TO THE FAIR!

Go To The Fair! (1932)

Workmen gathered together before continuing preparations for British Industries'...

THE WOODWORKERS OF OBERAMMERGAU

The Woodworkers Of Oberammergau (1934)

Good footage of the carpenters of Oberammergau, Bavaria,...

MAKING PHEASANTS EGGS issue title - FAKES AND SHAKES

Making Pheasants Eggs Issue Title - Fakes And Shakes (1940)

William Bailey makes wooden pheasants...

PERSONALITY MEET LORD VANSITTART

Personality Meet Lord Vansittart (1945)

Item showing Lord Vansittart in his garden at Denham,...

WALKING STICKS

Walking Sticks (1949)

A factory makes walking sticks out of tree branches. Chiddingfold.

GO TO THE FAIR!

Go To The Fair! (1932)

Sound copy of the same item in 32/14 issue - sound track was missing but found...

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT OPENS EXHIBITION OF TOYS MADE BY DISABLED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

Duke Of Connaught Opens Exhibition Of Toys Made By Disabled Soldiers And Sailors (1916)

DUKE...

GIRL  CARPENTERS - THE WOOD SNIPPERS CONCERT PARTY

Girl Carpenters - The Wood Snippers Concert Party (1914-1918)

Women carpenters rehearse entertainment.

BOY SCOUTS WITH BADEN POWELL

Boy Scouts With Baden Powell (1910-1920)

Robert Baden Powell with group of Boy Scouts at Birkenhead,...

WAR VETERAN'S LEG BRACE

War Veteran's Leg Brace (1915-1920)

Men rehabilitated at British military hospital.

FISHERMAN ARTIST aka 'MAD' ARTIST

Fisherman Artist AKA 'mad' Artist (1962)

Clive Gunnell is a ship's carpenter who paints and sculpts...

HOUSE OF COMMONS MODEL

House Of Commons Model (1949)

The rebuilding of the Debating Chamber at Westminster Palace, damaged by...

AMERICAN WAAC'S NOW UNDERTAKE ALL TASKS TO FILL THE GAP IN INDUSTRIAL LIFE

American Waac's Now Undertake All Tasks To Fill The Gap In Industrial Life (1918)

Footage of...

MOROCCAN CRAFTS

Moroccan Crafts (1960)

Traditional crafts and goods of Marrakech, Morocco.

"Helping Them To Feel They Are Not Cast Off" (1932)

The Duke of York tries his hand with a saw at a...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 26

Caught By The Camera No. 26 (1935)

A large three-year-old boy, men making clogs from wooden blocks and...

SUMMER! - SUNSHINE HOME

Summer! - Sunshine Home (1954)

Princess Margaret opens an home for blind babies in Southerndown.

JIMMY KELLY issue title is HOUSE FULL!

Jimmy Kelly Issue Title Is House Full! (1938)

Baby faced carpenter's assistant Jimmy sings "Vienna...

STILLS SESSION

Stills Session (1952)

Models pose for Christmas and Easter photographs, Elstree in Hertfordshire.

US ARMY TEACHING GERMAN CHILDREN

Us Army Teaching German Children (1940)

American soldiers run school for German children near...

TUBERCULOSIS aka CONSUMPTION record c

Tuberculosis AKA Consumption Record C (1923)

Remarkable film showing occupational therapy techniques...

PARSONS - GENIUS OF POWER - reel 2 also known as Parsons' Turbines

Parsons - Genius Of Power - Reel 2 Also Known As Parsons' Turbines (1955)

Documentary about...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 387 - reel 1 of 2 - TAMAR BRIDGE and FISHERMAN ARTIST...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 387 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Tamar Bridge And Fisherman Artist... (1962)

Out...

THE INCREDIBLE SEVEN reel 1

The Incredible Seven Reel 1 (1961)

A great documentary about the design, testing and building of the...

FOUR MINUTES FROM PICCADILLY

Four Minutes From Piccadilly (1954)

Documentary about the work of the Pathe Film Studio - shots of a...

SCRUTINY

Scrutiny (1963)

Truly hilarious pastiche of the "March of Time" film series - chimps make a newsreel!

THE BRITISH MOTOR CAR  aka William Morris

The British Motor Car AKA William Morris (1913-1914)

Documentary about the growth of the Morris motor...