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THE GENTLE CHRISTMAS CRACKER

The Gentle Christmas Cracker (1933)

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

FESTIVE SEASONALITIES!

Festive Seasonalities! (1933)

Christmas decorations are made with crepe paper and decorative wrapping...

SHELLS - AND SHELLS - AND SHELLS.  SEASIDE VARIETY

Shells - And Shells - And Shells. Seaside Variety (1933)

Groovy "objets d'art" are made from...

MARVEL IN MINIATURE - A MASTERPIECE IN MARBLE

Marvel In Miniature - A Masterpiece In Marble (1933)

Ornate Cathedral sculpture made from marble is...

THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ORGAN

The World's Smallest Organ (1933)

Sir Neville Wilkinson shows us the world's smallest organ.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 2 - WIRED JEWELLERY

Feminine Pictorialities No. 2 - Wired Jewellery (1934)

A woman makes wired jewellery using...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 3 - WOOLLIES

Feminine Pictorialities No. 3 - Woollies (1934)

Demonstration of a new method of knitting blankets,...

 

 

MOUTH-ORGAN MADNESS!

Mouth-Organ Madness! (1932)

Harmonicas being made and played.

THE SPEAR MAKER

The Spear Maker (1932)

Footage of spear making in Africa.

DO IT YOURSELF

Do It Yourself (1958)

An exhibition of Do It Yourself techniques and machines from Olympia.

HOOPS issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Hoops Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

The West family in Uckfield make hoops for barrels...

MODEL OF CORONATION PROCESSION

Model Of Coronation Procession (1937)

Model of coronation procession, Westminster Abbey and Houses of...

BUTTERFLY DECORATIONS issue title GOING GAY

Butterfly Decorations Issue Title Going Gay (1938)

Entomologist Hugh Newman makes ornaments from...

WOOD CARVER

Wood Carver (1939)

Mr Robert Walton carves politicians, animals and fairy tale characters in wood.

WOOD CARVER issue title is BREAK AWAY

Wood Carver Issue Title Is Break Away (1939)

Ex-joiner Harry MacDonald carves wooden animal figures....

FISHING NET HAT issue title is HANDS WANTED

Fishing Net Hat Issue Title Is Hands Wanted (1939)

Old fisherman makes hat for young lady from rope...

ETCHING issue title - FAITHFULLY YOURS

Etching Issue Title - Faithfully Yours (1941)

Artist Vera Down demonstrates the different processes...

MAKING PHEASANTS EGGS issue title - FAKES AND SHAKES

Making Pheasants Eggs Issue Title - Fakes And Shakes (1940)

William Bailey makes wooden pheasants...

LACE issue title is GIVE AND TAKE

Lace Issue Title Is Give And Take (1943)

Fashion expert Anne Edwards shows how old lace can be...

FLINT issue title is THIS ENGLAND

Flint Issue Title Is This England (1943)

Vic Edwards, a traditional flint napper, at work in Brandon,...

NUNS LEARN WOODWORK

Nuns Learn Woodwork (1969)

Nuns attend evening classes to learn practical skills they can use at their...

SIX HATS IN ONE

Six Hats In One (1945)

Viola Hammond of Erik's hat shop shows 6 different trimmings for one boater hat.

FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS

Father's Footsteps (1945)

Mary, artist daughter of music hall star Little Tich, shows off her statuettes...

TO PRIVATE JOHN L

To Private John L (1945)

Charming item about a family assembling a weekly parcel to send to dad serving...

LESSONS WITHOUT TEARS aka LESSONS WITHOUT FEARS

Lessons Without Tears AKA Lessons Without Fears (1945)

At Prestolee School kids are educated...

ROYAL DOLLS

Royal Dolls (1951)

Footage of Mrs Dorothy Flood making dolls, Battersea, London.

ERNEST THESIGER - EXPERT EMBROIDERER

Ernest Thesiger - Expert Embroiderer (1944)

Sinister actor has hidden talents.

PAPER DOLL

Paper Doll (1945)

Mrs Dorothy Rogers makes a paper doll of Queen Elizabeth I.

WOOL SCARVES

Wool Scarves (1953)

Professor Haas-Heye weaves a scarf by hand then puts it on a pretty girl.

ARTISTIC FAMILY aka TOGNERI

Artistic Family AKA Togneri (1947)

Plaster models and mannequins for shop windows made by Italian...

VILLAGE PAGEANT

Village Pageant (1954)

Historical pageant in Torrington, Devon.

MODEL DOLL

Model Doll (1954)

A fashion doll made to look like Lachasse model Virginia Woodford.

CARPET PORTRAIT

Carpet Portrait (1954)

Charles Varney makes a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill from a square of carpet.

WOOD CARVER

Wood Carver (1948)

Wood carver Harry MacDonald has covered his house on Great North Road in wooden...

HORSE BRASSES

Horse Brasses (1949)

Frederick Harle converts his large collection of horse brasses into ornamental...

QUEEN ELIZABETH MODEL

Queen Elizabeth Model (1949)

Mahogany model of ship "Queen Elizabeth" being made in Northampton for...

BILLINGSGATE HATS

Billingsgate Hats (1949)

John Williams Fain makes bobbins - protective hats worn by porters at...

KITCHEN WEAVER

Kitchen Weaver (1949)

Mr. Jarvis of Lavenham, Suffolk, operates hand loom in his kitchen.

SCULPTURE

Sculpture (1954)

Sculpture John Burch working in plastic wood. St. Marylebone, London.

FESTIVAL WICKERWORK

Festival Wickerwork (1951)

A team of people create wickerwork models for the Festival of Britain....

MODEL EDUCATION

Model Education (1946)

Children at school in Bletchley make papier mache puppets and put on a play with...

KING WILLOW

King Willow (1946)

Mr Walter Warsop makes cricket bats in Essex village.

SAVILLE ROW

Saville Row (1946)

Great story showing tailors at work in the Saville row establishment of Henry Poole...

CHICKEN BONE CARICATURES

Chicken Bone Caricatures (1953)

Item about man who models personalities with the use of wishbones....

POODLE WOOL

Poodle Wool (1954)

Audrey White and her dogs model latest 'poodle' wool, made by special spinning...

SIXTY SECONDS IN BERNE ...SWITZERLAND

Sixty Seconds In Berne ...Switzerland (1923)

Travelogue style piece showing landmarks and...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 28 - THE PET FACTORY

Feminine Pictorialities No. 28 - The Pet Factory (1934)

Miss Olive Day makes a model of a little...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MR JOHN TUSSAUD

Camera Interviews - Mr John Tussaud (1924)

John Tussaud makes a clay bust of Jack Hobbs - the...

FASHION HINTS aka PATCHWORK & HATS issue title - S.O.S.

Fashion Hints AKA Patchwork & Hats Issue Title - S.O.S. (1942)

Fashion tips for using scraps of...

BRITISH TROOPS LANDING

British Troops Landing (1944)

British troops come ashore with equipment somewhere in Southern Europe.