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BEHIND THE CABLE

Behind The Cable (1924)

Communication technology in action - cables which span the Atlantic and a...

HOMING PIGEON issue title FROM MISSES TO MERSON

Homing Pigeon Issue Title From Misses To Merson (1936)

Fisherman at sea and his wife on shore use...

RARE GLIMPSE OF CHINESE PRICELESS ART

Rare Glimpse Of Chinese Priceless Art (1959)

Ancient Chinese artefacts rescued from Communist China...

 RUGBY WIRELESS STATION

Rugby Wireless Station (1920-1929)

Shots of radio transmitter tower and wireless station in Rugby,...

FIRST AERIAL  AIR MAIL  POST

First Aerial Air Mail Post (1911)

Pilot Mr Hamel takes letters from Hendon to Windsor in his...

 WIRE MAKING AT RUGBY

Wire Making At Rugby (1920-1929)

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

 TURKO-GREEK TROUBLES

Turko-Greek Troubles (1920-1929)

Trouble in Turkey following withdrawal of Allied Forces, including shots...

 

 

"Hello Girls" Of Chinatown (1929)

Telephone exchange in Chinatown, San Francisco operated by lots of...

THE MORSE MACHINE

The Morse Machine (1940)

New machine invented in Italy transmits Morse characters through a lens.

DAVE AND DUSTY - PHONE BOX

Dave And Dusty - Phone Box (1949)

Little boy with dog makes faces at woman in phone box as she is...

FREE GERMAN YOUTH CONVENTION

Free German Youth Convention (1950-1959)

Soviet zone youths parading through street, carrying large...

IRISH DERBY SCENES

Irish Derby Scenes (1914-1918)

Horse racing: Footage of the Irish Derby.

DAVE AND DUSTY TELEPHONE BOX

Dave And Dusty Telephone Box (1949)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 235 - see separate...

ROLLING ALONG

Rolling Along (1931)

Girl messengers in an American office wear roller skates to zip about the building.

IN THE VAN

In The Van (1932)

Excellent story of the 'Flying Scotsman' speeding northwards with the large aeroplane...

TRUMAN'S SPEECH

Truman's Speech "A Fateful Hour" (1947)

Harry Truman calls on the US to fight Communism in Europe.

CHINESE PUZZLES

Chinese Puzzles (1928)

Chinese writing is translated -...

CHINESE PUZZLES NO 2

Chinese Puzzles No 2 (1928)

Chinese writing is translated.

SPEAKING CLOCK aka TIME

Speaking Clock AKA Time (1954)

A man dials 'TIM' then we hear and see the workings of the speaking...

MADAME WILL YOU WALK AND TALK?

Madame Will You Walk And Talk? (1946)

A walkie talkie device proves useful where there are no...

DOGS PATROL

Dogs Patrol (1954)

The Tail Waggers Club, designed to find lost dogs.

ROBB WILTON issue title WHEELSPIN TO WILTON!

Robb Wilton Issue Title Wheelspin To Wilton! (1936)

Robb Wilton entertains as a bumbling solicitor...

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION

Ideal Home Exhibition (1920-1929)

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

BP THE CHIEF SCOUT - INDIAN GUESTS

Bp The Chief Scout - Indian Guests (1920-1929)

Sir Robert Baden-Powell with Native Americans at World...

MR. MATHESON LANG - RETURNS TO THE STAGE IN

Mr. Matheson Lang - Returns To The Stage In "The Great Well" At The New Theatre (1923)

Scenes...

ALBERT SANDLER on sleeve as ALBERT SADLER

Albert Sandler On Sleeve As Albert Sadler (1931)

Albert Sandler and his Park Lane Orchestra play -...

WHY YOU GET HOWLS ON YOUR RADIO

Why You Get Howls On Your Radio (1932)

A dog is forced to walk the across the antennae wire of two...

THE WORLD'S SWITCHBOARD!

The World's Switchboard! (1932)

Fascinating glimpse inside London's Overseas Telephone Exchange - we...

ALFREDO AND HIS FAMOUS GYPSY BAND

Alfredo And His Famous Gypsy Band (1934)

Alfredo and his famous Gypsy Band perform 'Ochechonya'.

THE SOUND RIBBON

The Sound Ribbon (1934)

An early tape recording machine is demonstrated by recording a comic routine by...

JOAN MILLER

Joan Miller (1937)

American comedienne Joan Miller performs a routine where she is a switchboard operator...

TORNADOES

Tornadoes (1967)

21 tornadoes tear through Illinois causing death and much damage. America.

GHOST HUNTERS

Ghost Hunters (1953)

Spooky story shows ghost hunters setting up equipment to check for a ghost in a...

MRS ATTLEE

Mrs Attlee (1946)

Mrs Attlee, wife of Britain's Prime Minister, at home.

THE MASTER OF THE KING'S MUSICK sic

The Master Of The King's Musick Sic (1931)

Sir Edward Elgar with London Symphony Orchestra play 'Land...

LUXURY BED

Luxury Bed (1959)

Mighty bed - get it and you won't need to get up. Rather like the Internet but more...

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.

THE LISTENERS IN - AN OFF MOMENT OF WELL KNOWN FOLK

The Listeners In - An Off Moment Of Well Known Folk (1922)

Great film showing Seymour Hicks,...

FELIX THE CAT GETS REVENGE

Felix The Cat Gets Revenge (1927)

Felix the Cat animation - Felix has a scrap with a dog then gets...

ON THE AIR - IN THE AIR!  WITH JACK HYLTON AND HIS BAND

On The Air - In The Air! With Jack Hylton And His Band (1933)

Jack Hylton and his Band...

LADY MARY

Lady Mary (1928)

Extracts from "Lady Mary" - chorus girl routine and comedy dance skit.

WORDS AND MUSIC BY- NO. 4

Words And Music By- No. 4 (1929)

Composers at work - Everett Lynton and Jack Payne. Then see Payne and...

UNCLE SAM'S TELEVISION

Uncle Sam's Television (1940)

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

CHANNEL 99 - reel 1

Channel 99 - Reel 1 (1963)

Fantastically funny film - chimps make a news film about aviation.

FROGMEN FIREMEN

Frogmen Firemen (1957)

Demonstration of skills of frogmen firemen - they rescue and resuscitate drowning...

CHINESE DRAGON PARADE

Chinese Dragon Parade (1958)

Item about the colourful Chinese Dragon Parade in Chinatown, Vancouver.

AIRPORT PLAYGROUND

Airport Playground (1958)

Different ways to entertain children at London Airport, including a playground...

G.P.O. ART

G.P.O. Art (1959)

Artworks commissioned by the Post Office for posters or telegrams are featured.

PEN AND INKLINGS - BOBBY AND FIDO ON THE DOUGHNUT TRAIL

Pen And Inklings - Bobby And Fido On The Doughnut Trail (1920)

Animation featuring Bobby Bumps...