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THE WHIRLABOUT

The Whirlabout (1930)

A "health wheel" is demonstrated.

GYMNO CULTURE

Gymno Culture (1933)

A young lady demonstrates the bizarre new fitness device - the Gymno-frame.

GOLF BAG ON WHEELS aka GOLF BAGS AND WHEELS

Golf Bag On Wheels AKA Golf Bags And Wheels (1937)

Golf bag on wheels making life easier for...

PORTABLE BOAT

Portable Boat (1936)

Two young women assemble a portable boat made from plywood and canvas, then sail in...

FISHERMAN'S SCREEN issue title is TWO'S COMPANY

Fisherman's Screen Issue Title Is Two's Company (1937)

Fisherman uses screen to protest himself...

MECHANICAL SPADE

Mechanical Spade (1950)

New spade with mechanical prongs makes digging the garden easier. London.

A CAMISOLE NOVELTY

A Camisole Novelty (1922)

Cute new device - a clip so that different coloured straps can be fixed to...

 

 

ARMCHAIR CYCLING

Armchair Cycling (1932)

A new kind of bicycle is taken for a spin in Paris.

DECK CHAIRS issue title is CHILDREN FIRST AND LAST

Deck Chairs Issue Title Is Children First And Last (1936)

Two women try out latest design in...

BABY CARRIER issue title is MILES AND SMILES

Baby Carrier Issue Title Is Miles And Smiles (1936)

Man carries his young daughters around beach...

FLYPAPER ON BEACH issue title - THIS WAY PLEASE

Flypaper On Beach Issue Title - This Way Please (1937)

A sunbather uses flypaper to keep the...

WALKSTICKS issue title - STREAMLANED

Walksticks Issue Title - Streamlaned (1937)

A new device for picnics is demonstrated - a walking...

RADIO PRAM

Radio Pram (1937)

A radio attached to a pram lets mother listen through headphones whilst walking her...

CURVED WINDSCREEN

Curved Windscreen (1948)

New curved windscreens demonstrated in London.

NEW HEELS FOR OLD

New Heels For Old (1921)

New device - special renewable shoe heels.

KITCHEN GADGETS aka DOMESTIC NOVELTIES

Kitchen Gadgets AKA Domestic Novelties (1925)

New kitchen devices are demonstrated - straining...

THE BUFFER BELT - A PARIS NOVELTY

The Buffer Belt - A Paris Novelty (1925)

Funny film showing a belt which prevents men and women...

WATER

Water "Pushers" (1924)

New invention - strange animated flippers which aid swimming.

THE BOAT AFLOAT

The Boat Afloat (1931)

A woman gives trial to a strange new floating boat device worn around the neck !

ROLLING ALONG

Rolling Along (1932)

The latest craze hits Germany, Health Wheels !

HERE AND THERE

Here And There (1933)

New ideas and inventions, including some great motorcycle goggles with windscreen...

MACHINE MADE TENNIS

Machine Made Tennis (1934)

Footage of equipment and training methods used for improving tennis skills.

THE ELECTRIC UMPIRE

The Electric Umpire (1935)

New electronic device to register a hit in fencing.

THE WHIRL - THE GIRL AND THE WHEEL

The Whirl - The Girl And The Wheel (1930)

Demonstration of some "health wheels".

THE PUTTER

The Putter (1931)

Women on a putting green. A device for practising golf technique is demonstrated.

WHEELS AND WHIRLS

Wheels And Whirls (1931)

Display of synchronised rolling in exercise wheels.

WATER SKIJORING

Water Skijoring (1933)

Men in Germany try water-skiing behind a motorboat.

WHEEL-OBATICS

Wheel-Obatics (1934)

Women and men use exercise wheels in a studio.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 26 - AFTER THE BATHE IS OVER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 26 - After The Bathe Is Over (1934)

Fab item shows a bracelet...

GIRLS ON TANDEM issue title reads HOMES TO HURD

Girls On Tandem Issue Title Reads Homes To Hurd (1936)

Two girls try out latest tandem which seats...

SWIM MACHINE

Swim Machine (1936)

Girls testing 'water bicycle' in Manchester.

GOLF FISHING ROD

Golf Fishing Rod (1937)

A girl converts a golf mashie into fishing rod.

LUNCH TABLE

Lunch Table (1938)

Picnic stick - keeps plate off ground and has space for bread and sauces.

TWO GYMNASTS BRITNOR GYMNASTICS

Two Gymnasts Britnor Gymnastics (1939)

Demonstration of the new fitness regime - Britnor gymnastic.

TRAVELLING DART BOARD issue title is HAPPY DAYS

Travelling Dart Board Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

Man on bike carries around dart board,...

CYCLE SPRINGING

Cycle Springing (1950)

Jim Fletcher tests out shock absorbers on his bicycle.

EVE ON THE ROAD

Eve On The Road (1926)

Motorcycling girl rides pillion.

£300 BICYCLE

£300 Bicycle (1950)

Footage of bicycle equipped with numerous gadgets. Clapton, London.

A NEW SPORT

A New Sport (1912)

Cycle-skating is the very latest - good footage of men figure skating with wheels...

CLOCK-WORKS

Clock-Works (1932)

Preserved clocks and mechanical figures are seen in Switzerland.

ROAD SKATING!

Road Skating! (1933)

A man roller-skates before the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

ANOTHER FASHION NOTE

Another Fashion Note (1928)

All-weather gaiters are shown to the camera - lots of nice leg shots.

LIVING PAINTINGS

Living Paintings (1932)

Various shots of some young people having fun at the seaside.

BANKING BILLIARDS

Banking Billiards (1931)

Strange new game is demonstrated by Melbourne Inman - cross between billiards...

THE BEAD MAKERS

The Bead Makers (1932)

Mother and daughter have fun making paper beads for necklaces, lamp shade...

PYROTECHNICS

Pyrotechnics (1926)

Preparations for a large firework display - some night shots of the fireworks.

DRYLAND DIVING

Dryland Diving (1933)

Teenagers practise diving on a beach in Australia.

HERE AND THERE

Here And There (1933)

Workings of a huge railway clock and a new gadget for golf.

WHEELING ALONG

Wheeling Along (1934)

British cycling champion Miss Hamilton tries out an exercise bike and the new...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 9 - THOSE NECESSARY BAGS HAND

Feminine Pictorialities No. 9 - Those Necessary Bags Hand (1934)

Excellent story showing the...