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LUNCH DELIVERED aka HOT LUNCH SELLER issue title OKAY FOR HOUNDS

Lunch Delivered AKA Hot Lunch Seller Issue Title Okay For Hounds (1937)

Enterprising girl...

HAND MADE CHOCOLATES

Hand Made Chocolates (1953)

Excellent footage of chocolates being made by hand. London.

"Kitchen Thinks" (1934)

The latest kitchen gadgets are tried out in the studio.

PICNIC DAYS

Picnic Days (1935)

Great story shows us how to prepare appetising food for a picnic.

SNACK BAR GIRL issue title FROM MISSES TO MERSON

Snack Bar Girl Issue Title From Misses To Merson (1936)

Women with usherette's tray sets up mobile...

DOG'S SNACK BAR aka SNACK FOR DOGS

Dog's Snack Bar AKA Snack For Dogs (1936)

Treats for dogs - a mobile snack bar and umbrellas for...

POTATO PEELER

Potato Peeler (1949)

Footage of inventor Philip Phillips demonstrating his new potato peeler in London.

 

 

BREAD SCULPTOR

Bread Sculptor (1957)

A baker demonstrates his hobby, bread sculpting, and shows off some of his...

ICING ARTIST beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Icing Artist Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1959)

Art of cake decoration -...

OUTDOOR RESTAURANT

Outdoor Restaurant (1955)

Barbecue at Orrery Restaurant in Chelsea.

AN ARMY MARCHES ON ITS - EATS

An Army Marches On Its - Eats (1936)

A look at army food and their cooks in training.

KERBSIDE CATERERS

Kerbside Caterers (1939)

Footage of novelty catering service provide at roadside or harbour side.

EATS FOR LONELY MEN!

Eats For Lonely Men! (1940)

Good shots of ATS girls preparing food for soldiers at lonely army guard...

THE SUPER HOSPITAL OF FRANCE

The Super Hospital Of France (1935)

A look at a new modern hospital in Paris, France.

WALKING COCKLE STALL issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Walking Cockle Stall Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Quirky item - women wears circular...

TOFFEE APPLES issue title is JANE TO JOLLITY

Toffee Apples Issue Title Is Jane To Jollity (1936)

Toffee apple vendor in fancy dress sells apples...

PARTY CAKES issue title - OHMS

Party Cakes Issue Title - OHMS (1938)

Footage of Mr Pal Gottl demonstrating how to make cookies.

MACARONI

Macaroni (1939)

Pasta factory in Scotland.

BUTLERS' SCHOOL issue title OK FOR SOUND

Butlers' School Issue Title Ok For Sound (1939)

A London school where young men and women go to...

COMMUNAL FEEDING issue title - HATS OFF !

Communal Feeding Issue Title - Hats Off ! (1940)

Footage of food being prepared for local residents...

VEG STEW

Veg Stew (1941)

A look at how special wartime vegetable stew is mass produced.

MAKING BISCUITS aka AFRICA TAKES THE BISCUIT issue title -

Making Biscuits AKA Africa Takes The Biscuit Issue Title - "Put And Take" (1941)

Mass...

HOTEL AND CATERING EXHIBITION

Hotel And Catering Exhibition (1970)

The International Hotel and Catering Exhibition takes place at...

ALFIE AND THE ICE CREAM

Alfie And The Ice Cream (1945)

Little boy visits an ice cream factory.

BUFFET SCHOOL

Buffet School (1951)

Training for buffet staff at Marylebone Station, London.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Good Housekeeping (1954)

Household appliances are tested for performance at the Good Housekeeping...

FOOD RESEARCH beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Food Research Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1956)

Scientists taste and test food...

BOTTLE TOP ANIMALS

Bottle Top Animals (1957)

Country pub bartender uses bottle tops to make little animals.

FOOD RESEARCH beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Food Research Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1959)

Research into dehydrated foods...

FROZEN EGGS

Frozen Eggs (1961)

Millions of eggs are broken, sniffed, beaten and frozen at an egg-dealing factory.

"Show Boat" (1932)

A Paddle Steamer - the "Show Boat" - provides dancing and entertainment on the River...

WAITERS ... IN A HURRY!

Waiters ... In A Hurry! (1932)

Waiters in Cologne show of their balance and poise by racing around the...

THE SUPER PORK FEAST!

The Super Pork Feast! (1938)

Maoris have a ceremonial feast and dance a Haka.

FIDO'S FIRST AID!

Fido's First Aid! (1939)

Pets are treated at a French animal hospital.

ON GUARD!

On Guard! (1940)

Good footage of the Home Defence Battalions - forerunner of the Home Guard.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 110

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 110 (1940)

Young men in athletics training and women learning to cook,...

THE MAN WHO EATS GRASS!

The Man Who Eats Grass! (1940)

68-year-old Mr Branson from Clapham eats grass to stay fit and healthy.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 42

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 42 (1939)

Stories in this item include footage of giant pandas and a...

MAKING THE BISCUIT

Making The Biscuit (1932)

Nice footage of the processes involved in making biscuits.

FLAME THAT FREEZES HOW A FRIDGE WORKS

Flame That Freezes How A Fridge Works (1939)

Short film explaining how the refrigerator works.

FREE FRENCH NAVY TRAINING issue title - STAND BY

Free French Navy Training Issue Title - Stand By (1941)

An item showing French naval cadets...

PIES issue title - OPEN HOUSE

Pies Issue Title - Open House (1942)

Pies are made at a big farm for workers in outlying farmsteads....

DOUGHBOYS

Doughboys (1942)

American bakers make bread for servicemen.

CATERING MADE EASY

Catering Made Easy (1964)

The Hotel and Catering Exhibition at Olympia, London.

MOBILE FISH SHOP

Mobile Fish Shop (1948)

Henry Macroy's mobile fish and chip shop is popular with land girls. Sidcup,...

COUPLED COOKERY

Coupled Cookery (1949)

Married and engaged couples are given cookery lessons together in Woolwich,...

CATERING COURSE SCHOOL

Catering Course School (1952)

Footage of catering course at restaurant in London.

SUGAR PULLING

Sugar Pulling (1952)

A chef demonstrates the art of sugar pulling. London.

SCHOOL FLAT

School Flat (1953)

Girls at a secondary school have to clean a small flat so they learn to be good...

THOUGHT FOR FOOD - MINISTRY OF FOOD

Thought For Food - Ministry Of Food (1945)

At Ministry of Food cooks make ginger pudding from recipe...