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TELEPRINTER

Teleprinter (1932)

A telegram is typed on a teleprinter machine in London, and is printed out in...

EFFICIENCY

Efficiency (1934)

A film about psychological test been carried out to discover what jobs people are best...

PLOUGH BOY AND RADIO

Plough Boy And Radio (1936)

A young man makes the hours in the fields go by - he carries a radio set...

 WIRE MAKING AT RUGBY

Wire Making At Rugby (1920-1929)

Item showing men making wire - possibly something to do with telegraph...

STRIKE IN THE RUHR AREA

Strike In The Ruhr Area (1955)

Nearly a million German workers bring German industry to a standstill.

"Time, Please!" (1940)

A look at the machinery that works Rome's speaking clock.

TELE-TALES !

Tele-Tales ! (1932)

Excellent footage of the Central Telegraph Office in London in operation.

 

 

BALLOON MAINTENANCE

Balloon Maintenance (1949)

Barrage balloons are repaired and maintained at hangar in Cardington,...

COACH EXHIBITION

Coach Exhibition (1952)

Young school boys test the comfort of new coach built for tourist on the...

RADIO TANKERS

Radio Tankers (1954)

Two men drive a petrol tanker around an airport to refuel aeroplanes.

SOUNDPROOF ROOM

Soundproof Room (1953)

Tests are carried out in a soundproof room at Post Office Engineering Research...

CZECH-SOVIET BORDER GOODS TRAIN

Czech-Soviet Border Goods Train (1947)

Goods transferred from Russian to Czech wagons at the...

OPENING NEW BLAST FURNACE IN HOLLAND

Opening New Blast Furnace In Holland (1967)

New blast furnace in Holland.

WIRELESS LEAGUE ENROLLING

Wireless League Enrolling (1920-1929)

Crowds of people queue to join the Wireless League and fill out...

 TELEVISION IN A BANK

Television In A Bank (1959)

Televisions used in Manchester bank so clients can view statements housed...

FELLING RADIO MASTS aka RADIO MASTS

Felling Radio Masts AKA Radio Masts (1960)

GPO pulls down two radio masts in Somerton near Yeovil in...

RADIO DOCTORS

Radio Doctors (1956)

New emergency doctor-on-call service operates with the help of two-way radio in...

TIME PLEASE

Time Please (1945)

Item showing machinery which ensures time signals and speaking clock are correct.

REMOTE CONTROLLED LAUNCH

Remote Controlled Launch (1950-1951)

Remote controlled launch is tested off coast of Portsmouth, Hampshire.

WALKIE-TALKIE DIVER

Walkie-Talkie Diver (1948)

Diver has a walkie-talkie microphone fitted into his helmet.

DOGS PATROL

Dogs Patrol (1954)

The Tail Waggers Club, designed to find lost dogs.

TELEPHONE TESTS

Telephone Tests (1953)

John Laurie and his colleagues carry out tests on telephones to check their...

ROBB WILTON issue title WHEELSPIN TO WILTON!

Robb Wilton Issue Title Wheelspin To Wilton! (1936)

Robb Wilton entertains as a bumbling solicitor...

INSIDE THE GATES OF SOVIET RUSSIA

Inside The Gates Of Soviet Russia (1920-1921)

Good item showing difficult conditions inside Soviet Russia.

BRITISH AIRWAYS AT WORK

British Airways At Work (1924)

Good footage of British Airways staff at work at Croydon Airport.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION

Ideal Home Exhibition (1920-1929)

Opening of Ideal Home Exhibition and new Square Building Trust homes in...

FUNERAL OF KRUPP WORKERS

Funeral Of Krupp Workers (1923)

Funeral of Krupp factory workers killed during demonstration. Essen,...

LISTENING POST

Listening Post (1940)

Duplicate story - BBC radio editors monitor overseas broadcasts (this version...

THE INVADER!

The Invader! (1932)

The Post Office demonstrates how telegrams are sent and how mail is collected by...

"Treating 'em Rough!" - Filmed At Dollis Hill (1932)

Good footage of engineers performing various...

DIVING BELL

Diving Bell (1952)

Good footage of diving bell being lowered into St Katherine's Dock, London.

LAYING A

Laying A "Talk-Highway" (1922)

Interesting item showing the laying of an under sea telephone cable...

A TALL STORY

A Tall Story (1923)

Large wireless mast in the United States of America under construction.

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE

Australian Strike (1949)

Communist leaders are arrested for causing miner's strike, which cripples...

NAPLES INTERNATIONAL FAIR OPENS

Naples International Fair Opens (1953)

Einaudi opens the Naples International Fair, some of the...

INSIDE GATES OF SOVIET RUSSIA

Inside Gates Of Soviet Russia (1914-1919)

First pictures of peasant life in Soviet Russia since start of...

POSTAL AUTOMATION

Postal Automation (1956)

New inventions of the Post Office Research Department: letter sorting machine...

LONDON CALLING!

London Calling! (1925)

Great film showing how radio broadcasts are recorded and transmitted.

UNCLE SAM'S TELEVISION

Uncle Sam's Television (1940)

Interesting item shows the development of television in the United States...

SA TANK CORPS issue title - LEAPS AND BOUNDS

Sa Tank Corps Issue Title - Leaps And Bounds (1942)

A foundry manufactures tanks as the South...

W.R.N.S.

W.R.N.S. (1950)

Wrens learning to be aircraft mechanics and radio operators at Naval base.

FOREIGN MINISTERS CONFERENCE ON SCHUMAN PLAN

Foreign Ministers Conference On Schuman Plan (1950)

European ministers meet in Rome to discuss the...

FARMING - SOUTHERN RUSSIA 1943

Farming - Southern Russia 1943 (1940-1949)

Kalpe Baraibekov, President of farming commune in Kazakhstan at...

EDEN IN PARIS TO DISCUSS E.D.C. PROBLEM

Eden In Paris To Discuss E.D.C. Problem (1954)

Eden and Mendes-France posing together in Paris.

COMMUNAL VILLAGE

Communal Village (1959)

The Society of Brothers run a communal village in Shropshire.

WOMEN OF HANOI

Women Of Hanoi (1930)

Travelogue style film showing life in Hanoi - food, work, crafts etc.

SEE HOW THEY RUN!

See How They Run! "A-Shunting We Will Go!" (1931)

A new control tower for railway wagons is...

FIRST MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN IRON, COAL AND STEEL PLAN

First Meeting Of The European Iron, Coal And Steel Plan (1953)

Conference in session at...

PAUL HOFFMAN ADDRESSES E.R.P. MEETING IN PARIS aka PAUL HOFFMAN IN PARIS

Paul Hoffman Addresses E.R.P. Meeting In Paris AKA Paul Hoffman In Paris (1949)

Paul Hoffman...

SCHUMAN COAL & STEEL COMMUNITY MEETING

Schuman Coal & Steel Community Meeting (1952)

Coal and Steel Community meeting in Luxembourg.