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SKELETON TAILOR

Skeleton Tailor (1949)

Footage of the new measuring device designed to make suit fitting simple, London.

ARTIFICIAL EYELASHES

Artificial Eyelashes (1949)

Manufacture of artificial eyelashes from human hair.

CARRYCOT PRAM

Carrycot Pram (1949)

Mr Derek from Portsmouth makes foldable carrycot pram which family caries...

"Koombe" Furniture (1949)

Footage of the the new combined bed / cabinet being demonstrated in...

MIDGET RADIO

Midget Radio (1950)

A small auratone portable radio can be carried in the pocket and listened to...

TRANSPARENT PEKE CASE

Transparent Peke Case (1950)

Item about new transparent case for Pekinese dog in Streatham, Greater...

NEW FURNITURE

New Furniture (1950)

Footage of innovative furniture being demonstrated, London.

 

 

DISHMASTER

Dishmaster (1952)

New household appliances - early dishwasher and water disposal unit.

SLIM SUIT

Slim Suit (1954)

Pretty blonde Adrienne dons a 'slim suit' to shed imaginary excess weight while...

ROTARY DRYER

Rotary Dryer (1954)

A woman demonstrates new devices for drying and ironing clothes.

FURNITURE EXHIBITION

Furniture Exhibition (1954)

Footage of latest styles in furniture on show at exhibition in London.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Good Housekeeping (1954)

Household appliances are tested for performance at the Good Housekeeping...

FOLDING CARAVAN

Folding Caravan (1954)

Man and woman demonstrate scooter trailer tent.

TWO WAY BLOUSE

Two Way Blouse (1948)

Ex-model Rosemary Janet Dickinson demonstrates her dual-purpose blouse invention.

AUTOMATIC CYCLE PUMP

Automatic Cycle Pump (1948)

Inventor F. J. Camm demonstrates device that pumps tyres whilst cycling.

WATERPROOF LEGGINGS

Waterproof Leggings (1949)

Man wears new invention: plastic leggings to keep trousers dry in wet...

POSITISED SOCKS

Positised Socks (1952)

Footage of sock being treated in liquid rubber to prevent shrinkage. Welwyn Garden...

MOTEL

Motel (1953)

A convenient motel for travellers and their cars proves popular in Kent.

WASHING MACHINE

Washing Machine (1952)

Footage of miniature washing machine being assembled and demonstrated. London.

FOLDING PUSHCHAIR

Folding Pushchair (1954)

Mrs Hurst and Valerie demonstrate the latest folding pushchair. Golders Green,...

GADGETS!

Gadgets! (1929)

Various inventions are demonstrated including an egg timer, floor polisher, special...

SAIL BIKE issue title WHEELSPIN TO WILTON!

Sail Bike Issue Title Wheelspin To Wilton! (1936)

A tradesman rides along the streets on a bike...

NURSING EXHIBITION IN LONDON

Nursing Exhibition In London (1967)

New uniforms for nurses are modelled.

THE LATEST DAILY DOZENER

The Latest Daily Dozener (1920-1929)

Bizarre exercise contraption - doesn't look very good for your back!

ANTIQUE MUSICAL BOXES

Antique Musical Boxes (1958)

Musical box restorer Samuel Sunley gives us a demonstration of various...

CRIME PREVENTION

Crime Prevention (1959)

Film demonstrates effectiveness of various crime prevention devices.

MECHANISED EXERCISE

Mechanised Exercise (1961)

Glamour girls in stilettos demonstrate the latest equipment at a new...

MEN'S HAIR STYLES

Men's Hair Styles (1956)

A fabulous 'Elephant Trunk' quiff is created for a teddy boy at Cyril's...

'THE DYNASPHERE

'the Dynasphere" ... A One-Wheel-Four-Seater (1932)

A demonstration of the Dynasphere - a strange...

CHEATING THE MUD SPOTS

Cheating The Mud Spots (1926)

Fantastic film showing a new invention - button-up rubber stocking...

LANCE FISHING

Lance Fishing (1925)

A group of bright young things go Lance fishing in Cornwall.

WILL IT COME TO THIS?

Will It Come To This? (1933)

A new airline safety device is tested; men drift down to earth in chairs...

PERMANENT TINTING

Permanent Tinting (1928)

A woman submits to facial tattooing in order to have permanently rosy cheeks.

TELL TALE TOM

Tell Tale Tom (1934)

New invention for cars to help prevent hit and run car accidents, Budapest, Hungary....

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 3

Caught By The Camera No. 3 (1934)

A wooden water mill on the River Danube, Austrian 'water boots' and...

A HIGHLAND WEEKEND

A Highland Weekend (1934)

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

A NOVEL HOUSE!

A Novel House! (1928)

Unusual house is shown - designed by a Sea Captain, the house is in Rottingdean.

NOVELTIES - NEW YEAR SAVING DEVICE

Novelties - New Year Saving Device (1927)

Three devices are shown - vegetable chopper, pram screen...

BEAUTY SCHOOL

Beauty School (1921)

Fantastic contraptions and beauty regimes - bizarre rubber devices and electrolysis...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 104

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 104 (1940)

Pedigree cats and demonstration of furniture that converts...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 107

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 107 (1940)

Japanese daffodil crops are picked and a new anti-accident...

WHEELABOUT NOVELTIES

Wheelabout Novelties (1930)

Invention - a pram which turns into a high chair. Collapsible pram also...

WATER WALKERS

Water Walkers (1930)

Water-walking boots are demonstrated by Mr Frodsham and a lady friend.

JEWELS - A PATHECOLOR sic CAMEO

Jewels - A Pathecolor Sic Cameo (1929)

The very latest in glamorous jewellery - nice close ups.

HELP YOURSELF

Help Yourself (1931)

Great self service restaurant serving all sorts of strange food for the busy person.

BULLET PROOF WINDOWS

Bullet Proof Windows (1930)

New bullet proof glass is demonstrated by gangster types firing guns at it.

FOLDERS!  FILMED AT BROCKLEY

Folders! Filmed At Brockley (1931)

Two girl friends assemble a fold away car and drive off in it.

IN BEAUTY'S CAUSE

In Beauty's Cause (1933)

Great film showing amusing and bizarre contraptions used for perming and drying...

OVERWEIGHT!

Overweight! (1933)

An obese man is subjected to various bizarre exercise regimes - quite funny stuff.

A NOVEL FOLDING-UMBRELLA - EXPLAINED BY MISS HEATHER THATCHER

A Novel Folding-Umbrella - Explained By Miss Heather Thatcher (1922)

A collapsible umbrella is...