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DRYLAND SWIMMING

Dryland Swimming (1935)

A woman perfects her swimming strokes in a living room using a specially...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 5 - FINGER TIPS

Feminine Pictorialities No. 5 - Finger Tips (1934)

Golden false nails and miniature pictures...

MODERN MADEMOISELLES

Modern Mademoiselles (1934)

Nice story showing French girls exercising.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 17 - TAKING THE

Feminine Pictorialities No. 17 - Taking The "Add" From Adipose (1934)

Latest slimming aid is a...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 19

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 19 (1935)

Device for stretching exercises, colour therapy...

HUGH RENE

Hugh Rene (1936)

Comedian Hugh Rene shows us some of his comical inventions including a lie detector.

PARIS SAYS - A GLIMPSE AT THE FAMOUS PARIS HAIRDRESSING EXHIBITION

Paris Says - A Glimpse At The Famous Paris Hairdressing Exhibition (1931)

Various shots of the...

 

 

NOVELTIES - HERE AND THERE WITH MEN AND MACHINES

Novelties - Here And There With Men And Machines (1932)

Very strong car tyres are demonstrated -...

WOOD TOYS issue title is OUT OF THE WOOD

Wood Toys Issue Title Is Out Of The Wood (1938)

Inventor Percy Robinson demonstrate his device for...

EXERCISER issue title - AIRWAY

Exerciser Issue Title - Airway (1938)

Footage of a woman using a new electronic fitness device.

CARAVAN issue title - INTO THE BLUE

Caravan Issue Title - Into The Blue (1939)

A new caravan can be completely dismantled for easy...

AYRO WHEEL aka ATHLETIC WHEEL

Ayro Wheel AKA Athletic Wheel (1940)

Margaret Jane Cassidy and her brother Michael demonstrate the...

QUEER CYCLING

Queer Cycling (1942)

Mr Flynn invents a new type of double bicycle and Mr Bartlett invents rear wheel...

JOAN BEECH

Joan Beech (1942)

Hi Li champion Joan Beech demonstrates her technique with bat and ball.

SEAPLANE YACHT

Seaplane Yacht (1948)

New type of catamaran-style yacht being sailed on Norfolk Broads.

ANIMAL CARRIAGE

Animal Carriage (1949)

Graham Wallace takes his two dogs out in a special sidecar attached to his...

FLYING SAUCER

Flying Saucer (1950)

A flying saucer made by 14-year-old Jeremy Coles is seen on a test flight.

QUINTICYCLE

Quinticycle (1950)

The Jewell family enjoys a day out on family bike known as the Quinticycle in...

TEA CENTRE

Tea Centre (1953)

Look at Tea Centre, cafe which gives customers history of tea as well as a decent cuppa!

SAFETY CYCLE

Safety Cycle (1953)

John Searle rides his 'armchair-safety-cycle' around London.

MODEL CAR PARK

Model Car Park (1953)

New innovative design for car park of the future. Bexley Heath in Kent.

GARDEN POOL

Garden Pool (1953)

16-year-old Robin Floydd swims on the spot in a 4 foot pool made by his dad.

WATER SAIL

Water Sail (1954)

Barmy story shows a woman pretending to be a yacht in a swimming pool.

WATER CYCLE

Water Cycle (1949)

Quirky invention: a bicycle that can be ridden on water.

MINIATURE CYCLES

Miniature Cycles (1950)

Quirky inventor Alfred Tabb makes miniature bicycles that work!

MECHANICAL GOLF

Mechanical Golf (1945)

Woman being though how to play golf by using a mechanical device.

DRY-HEAT BATH

Dry-Heat Bath (1953)

Footage of young woman having a dry bath at beauty clinic in London

PEDAL CANOE

Pedal Canoe (1953)

F.G. Chapman pedals his small boat around the town and into the sea. Brighton.

TURF DRIER

Turf Drier (1954)

Footage of turf drying machine in use on the Oval in Kennington, London.

BOWLING MACHINE

Bowling Machine (1964)

England cricketer Colin Cowdrey practises in his garden with the help of his...

ONE MINUTE NEWS - LONDON

One Minute News - London (1949)

All weather and portable cricket wicket is demonstrated in London.

NEW CRICKET BAT COVER

New Cricket Bat Cover (1954)

David Hulme, son of Joe Hulme, tests out new cover that prolongs life of...

HOME-MADE CAR

Home-Made Car (1954)

Home-made racing car on test drive - great speed.

ROBOT GARDENING

Robot Gardening (1959)

Great garden without sweating - demonstration of devices which make gardening...

CAR ROOF BED

Car Roof Bed (1956)

An interesting camping idea.

FLORAL CLOCK

Floral Clock (1956)

Mr René Marchand, Swiss watchmaker, presents his creation - a chiming floral clock.

TWINFORM

Twinform (1958)

Mrs. Westell shows us how to make our own personalised tailor's dummy from brown sticky...

MINIATURE CYCLES

Miniature Cycles (1958)

Item about a man whose hobby is making different types of miniature bicycles.

PINTO COLLECTION aka PINTO ANTIQUE COLLECTION

Pinto Collection AKA Pinto Antique Collection (1958)

Story about the Pinto Collection of Wooden...

CRICKET AID

Cricket Aid (1959)

Device is demonstrated which helps in cricket technique training.

SEWING MACHINES - OLD AND NEW

Sewing Machines - Old And New (1960)

A look at sewing machines and what they can do from Victorian...

"The Dynasphere" ... Its Other Name Is "Jumbo"! (1932)

A new and remarkable - and slightly...

THE MASSAGE ROBOT!

The Massage Robot! (1931)

Story about a new massage machine - very strange!

THE WEIGH OF ALL FLESH ELIMINATOR!

The Weigh Of All Flesh Eliminator! (1932)

Fantastic film showing a woman...

THE SOUND RIBBON

The Sound Ribbon (1934)

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

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 2

Caught By The Camera No. 2 (1934)

New ideas caught by the camera: showgirls have body make-up sprayed...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 9

Caught By The Camera No. 9 (1934)

Footage of a new type of tennis racket and an aeroplane towing...

SHAKE!

Shake! (1929)

Great footage of slimming machines - group of chorus girls use electric vibrating belt...

TRIFLES FOR EVE

Trifles For Eve (1930)

Saucy stuff featuring a woman in her...

TEA POTS aka TEAPOTS

Tea Pots AKA Teapots (1955)

Lots of lovely tea pots at the London Tea Centre.