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FAIRY FILAMENTS

Fairy Filaments (1940)

Demonstrations of glassblowing, the making of fibreglass and inflammable fabric.

ROLL OUT A BARREL!

Roll Out A Barrel! (1940)

The complete process involved in making a barrel the traditional way - by...

SPRAY PICTURES!

Spray Pictures! (1930)

Pretty picture is built up by spraying paint through various stencils.

PEWTER WORK

Pewter Work (1930)

Woman demonstrates how to make embossed pewter objects.

MUSSEL SHELL FLOWERS item title is ANCIENT AND MODERN

Mussel Shell Flowers Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

Woman collects shells on beach and...

COTTON FLOWERS

Cotton Flowers (1966)

Colourful cotton flowers are handmade at a factory in Edgware.

CRICKET BATS

Cricket Bats (1962)

All the processes involved in making cricket bats are shown.

 

 

STRING PAINTER

String Painter (1968)

Artist Denzle Williams makes pictures with string at her home in Cobham.

THE KEEPER OF THE BEES

The Keeper Of The Bees (1933)

Footage of a beehive farm in Australia.

FORE AND AFT JEWELLERY

Fore And Aft Jewellery (1928)

Jewellery is made from elephant tusks and hair.

SEALING-WAX STUNTS

Sealing-Wax Stunts (1930)

Craft demonstration showing how to decorate various things with melted sealing...

THOSE HOLIDAY SNAPS

Those Holiday Snaps (1923)

Craft of Passe-Partout is demonstrated - a nice way of displaying holiday...

WATCHES aka WATCHMAKER

Watches AKA Watchmaker (1953)

Watchmaker John Bright takes a watch to pieces, cleans the parts then...

ORNAMENTS FROM BONE

Ornaments From Bone (1958)

Flowers, birds and butterflies carved from bone.

MARINE MANOEUVRES IN KOREA

Marine Manoeuvres In Korea (1954)

Marines landing and coming ashore from landing craft.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 493 - HOLLAND

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 493 - Holland (1964)

Out takes(rushes, cuts) for stories in CP 493.

WATCH WAYS

Watch Ways (1930)

Two tiny clocks are shown - one inside a coin, the other a very small box.

THE MODEL MAKERS

The Model Makers (1934)

Plaster models of a dog and an enlarged housefly are made for a museum.

BOTTLE BOATS

Bottle Boats (1934)

Nice footage showing how ships in bottles are made.

THE SEAL OF AUTHORITY

The Seal Of Authority (1934)

Good footage of how the South African royal seal is made.

EVE GOES TO IT!

Eve Goes To It! (1941)

Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in...

UGANDA

Uganda (1932)

Fabric and shoes are made from tree bark in Uganda.

THEATRICAL MINIATURES

Theatrical Miniatures (1933)

A model theatre with revolving stage is presented.

THE MARSHMEN

The Marshmen (1933)

Marshmen harvest reeds from the sides of the Norfolk Broads.

FLOWER MAKING

Flower Making (1938)

Two Australian women making artificial flowers out of seeds, fruits, nuts and sewed.

NATURE CRAFT

Nature Craft (1939)

Nature craft involves making models of birds from things such as nuts, stalks and...

HAND-MADE STEEL HANDMADE STEEL

Hand-Made Steel Handmade Steel (1949)

George Goodwin makes containers for holding molten steel.

BLOW FOR A GLASS!

Blow For A Glass! (1945)

Making of scientific glass instruments.

MECHANICAL SEAGULL

Mechanical Seagull (1952)

Footage of mechanical seagull being demonstrated by inventor William Howard,...

MODEL TRAMWAYS

Model Tramways (1958)

Mr Stevens and his son Nigel make model tramways in their back garden.

RESTORING OLD PAINTINGS

Restoring Old Paintings (1958)

A look at the process of art restoration including cleaning the...

HAIR THATCHING

Hair Thatching (1958)

A model village and a model railway are seen being made and demonstrated.

SHELL GARDEN beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Shell Garden Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

An item about a man who has...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 310 - FLOWERS FROM THE SEA

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 310 - Flowers From The Sea (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for "FLOWERS...

FLOWERS FROM THE SEA

Flowers From The Sea (1960)

Flowers made from shells by Marguerite May David-Baker in Bovey Tracey,...

TOPIARY NURSERY

Topiary Nursery (1960)

Much bush snipping and clipping at a Topiary Nursery in Crawley, West Sussex.

FAIRGROUND TOYS aka FAIRGROUND RIDES

Fairground Toys AKA Fairground Rides (1956)

Children's fairground rides are made and tested at a...

DOG'S WOOL

Dog's Wool (1966)

Barbara White weaves cardigans from excess hair taken from her Pyrenean sheep dogs.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 599 - reel 2 of 2 - SPECIALIST BAKERY aka ROYAL BAKERY...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 599 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Specialist Bakery AKA Royal Bakery... (1966)

Cuts...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 654 - HOME-MADE PLAYGROUND, ARMY ON LAND, SEA AND AIR...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 654 - Home-Made Playground, Army On Land, Sea And Air... (1967)

Out...

FLOWER SCULPTURE

Flower Sculpture (1969)

Feminist flower arranger Mrs Elizabeth Hayes demonstrates her flower sculpture...

THE MODEL MAKERS - A SUNDERLAND INDUSTRY

The Model Makers - A Sunderland Industry (1927)

Model ships are built - craftsmen at work.

A HIGHLAND WEEKEND

A Highland Weekend (1934)

Good item on the ancient way of life of the crofters in the Highlands of...

COPYING NATURE

Copying Nature (1935)

Mr W L Phillips makes artificial flowers out of bread!

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 23

Caught By The Camera No. 23 (1935)

Stories in this item include a cradle exhibition in Genoa, Italy...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 120

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 120 (1940)

A bicycle powers a knife-grinder's tools and Harold Young's...

EGG SHELL REPAIR aka EGG SHELLS

Egg Shell Repair AKA Egg Shells (1955)

Michael Prynn repairs a broken guillemot's egg.

ART IN MINIATURE

Art In Miniature (1930)

A woman artist makes wax miniatures of children.

SEWING A BOAT

Sewing A Boat (1933)

A small boat is made by gluing then stitching pieces of wood together.

THE GENTLE CHRISTMAS CRACKER

The Gentle Christmas Cracker (1933)

Cute Christmas story showing how crackers are made - festive...