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NEW STYLE LIPSTICK

New Style Lipstick (1948)

Girl demonstrating all in one lipstick mirror.

MIRROR ON UMBRELLA issue title is OUT OF THE WOOD

Mirror On Umbrella Issue Title Is Out Of The Wood (1938)

Young woman tries out quirky new device -...

MIRROR ON PRAMS

Mirror On Prams (1936)

A woman attaches a mirror to a pushchair to apply make up.

MIXING FACE POWDER

Mixing Face Powder (1958)

A girl orders face powder and watches beautician making it for her.

INDUSTRIAL ONE-ARM BANDIT  aka INDUSTRIAL ONE ARMED BANDIT

Industrial One-Arm Bandit AKA Industrial One Armed Bandit (1968)

Spooky glimpse of the year...

GILDING THE LILY REVISED VERSION!

Gilding The Lily Revised Version! (1935)

Great story traces the history of cosmetics and reveals...

MOTION

Motion (1942)

A camera and light show us the movement tracks for different activities in a study of...

 

 

NOSE

Nose (1943)

A Joe Noble item about the nose, big or small, and its role in the body.

HAIR RESEARCH

Hair Research (1957)

Get a free haircut as a guinea-pig in a shampoo research centre.

LUXURY BED

Luxury Bed (1959)

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

NYLON FASHIONS

Nylon Fashions (1959)

Nylon Fair in London - Sneak Preview of 70's burst of colours and cuts. Polyester...

UNDERWATER PARTY

Underwater Party (1956)

Quirky stuff of people eating and drinking underwater at a party in a swimming...

SCENT FROM THE MOORS

Scent From The Moors (1961)

A descendant of the first House of Stewart in Scotland creates different...

LAVENDER FARM

Lavender Farm (1962)

Lavender oil production - from the field into the bottle. Very real - you can smell...

POWER SLAVE aka SLAVE AUTOMATION or RADIO ACTIVE POWER MANIPULATOR or ROBOT HAND...

Power Slave AKA Slave Automation Or Radio Active Power Manipulator Or Robot Hand... (1958)

In...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 66

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 66 (1935)

Stories include a woman window-cleaner and a...

CIRCUS TIME

Circus Time (1950-1959)

Bertram Mills Circus. Animals and performers including Coco the clown.

BONNIE SCOTLAND

Bonnie Scotland (1950-1959)

Lovely travelogue showing the countryside, landmarks and people of Scotland.