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TELEPRINTER

Teleprinter (1932)

A telegram is typed on a teleprinter machine in London, and is printed out in...

EGG CARRIER SHOPPING aka BASKET AND EGGS CARRIER

Egg Carrier Shopping AKA Basket And Eggs Carrier (1937)

Egg holder on outer side of shopping...

KEEPING GLOVES issue title is HERE'S HOW

Keeping Gloves Issue Title Is Here's How (1937)

Door-to-door salesmen with clever device to stop him...

WALNUT PIPES

Walnut Pipes (1940)

A woman makes smoking pipes out of walnuts and drinking straws.

GRASS DRIER

Grass Drier (1941)

An item showing the process of grass drying to make food for animals.

CIGARETTE TESTING

Cigarette Testing (1949)

Footage of experiments being carried out on different types of cigarettes in...

CARRY SAFE

Carry Safe (1951)

Footage of the thief proof carry case, London.

 

 

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.

A NOVEL DREDGER

A Novel Dredger (1922)

"Modern" dredger is shown in action.

TAKING THE BOAT FOR A RIDE

Taking The Boat For A Ride (1932)

Boats are moved between varying water levels of a canal between...

ODD, BUT IT CUTS WOOD EVEN!

Odd, But It Cuts Wood Even! (1931)

A travelling saw mill contraption is seen in action.

SELF HELP!

Self Help! (1934)

A new method for turning trains on a turntable using the engine's own steam.

EGG CRACKER

Egg Cracker (1938)

An automatic egg cracking machine in a factory is capable of cracking 8000 eggs an...

HOMEMADE WINDMILL issue title is THAT THERE EAR aka HOME-MADE WINDMILL

Homemade Windmill Issue Title Is That There Ear AKA Home-Made Windmill (1938)

Farmer from Kent...

TRAVELLING DART BOARD issue title is HAPPY DAYS

Travelling Dart Board Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

Man on bike carries around dart board,...

POTATO PEELER

Potato Peeler (1949)

Footage of inventor Philip Phillips demonstrating his new potato peeler in London.

FIRE DEMONSTRATION

Fire Demonstration (1950)

Continental buyers see a fire demonstration on a Durasteel fireproof door.

KITCHEN GADGETS

Kitchen Gadgets (1950)

Good footage of new kitchen implements being demonstrated. Stanmore, Greater...

FURNITURE EXHIBITION

Furniture Exhibition (1952)

Footage of a furniture exhibition in London.

DE-RUSTING

De-Rusting (1951)

Footage of de-rusting machine and process at factory in London.

REMFLEX COPIER

Remflex Copier (1952)

Footage of copying machine in use at an officer in London.

HYDRAULIC TAILBOARD

Hydraulic Tailboard (1948)

A new hydraulic gate lift on a lorry saves time and energy in loading...

MODERN BRICKLAYING

Modern Bricklaying (1948)

An invention by John Lambert distributes mortar along a wall enabling bricks...

NO SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE

No Spreading Chestnut Tree (1946)

Mobile blacksmith in a Hertfordshire village.

TREE CLIMBING EQUIPMENT aka TREE BIKE

Tree Climbing Equipment AKA Tree Bike (1961)

A man climbs up a tree using the 'tree bike' to collect...

BED TESTERS

Bed Testers (1960)

A mattress is tested by rotating mechanical figures at a bed factory in Northampton.

THE COMPLEAT HARVESTER aka THE COMPLETE HARVESTER

The Compleat Harvester AKA The Complete Harvester (1932)

An early kind of combine harvester is...

A CLEAN SWEEP

A Clean Sweep (1934)

The making of a vacuum cleaner in a factory - could be Hoover.

FLUMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN

Fluming Down The Mountain (1934)

Good educational film of the logs being taken down river from the...

"Time, Please!" (1940)

A look at the machinery that works Rome's speaking clock.

THE

The "Super" Laundress Of Today (1930)

New technology in action in a modern laundry.

COINING THE GOLD OF THE GREAT NORTH WEST

Coining The Gold Of The Great North West (1929)

Processes involved in grain production in Canada -...

HERE AND THERE

Here And There (1933)

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

FOLDING FURNITURE issue title reads HOMES TO HURD

Folding Furniture Issue Title Reads Homes To Hurd (1936)

Glamorous models demonstrate some of the...

CHAIN SAW issue title is HERE'S HOW

Chain Saw Issue Title Is Here's How (1937)

An early type of chain saw is demonstrated in forests near...

FLOATING PETROL PUMP issue title TAME GENTLEMEN PLEASE

Floating Petrol Pump Issue Title Tame Gentlemen Please (1937)

Petrol pump in boat acts as...

PLANTER

Planter (1939)

A machine makes holes in the ground and sows plants as it moves along.

TRAILER PUMPS

Trailer Pumps (1942)

A new powerful fire pump trailer is tested in Brisbane, Australia.

GLASS FABRIC

Glass Fabric (1944)

Glass fibre is made into material to be used in insulating blankets and wadding.

SILENT BUTLER

Silent Butler (1948)

Safe on house that tradesmen place their deliveries in, housewife then collects them...

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.

NEW FURNITURE

New Furniture (1950)

Footage of innovative furniture being demonstrated, London.

FABRIC WEAVING

Fabric Weaving (1951)

Footage of fabric weaving in London.

COACH EXHIBITION

Coach Exhibition (1952)

Young school boys test the comfort of new coach built for tourist on the...

ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIBER

Electronic Transcriber (1952)

Joyce Macgram operates electronic transcriber. London.

DISHMASTER

Dishmaster (1952)

New household appliances - early dishwasher and water disposal unit.

PIG REARER

Pig Rearer (1953)

Piglets feed from automatic milk machine at experimental farm.

FURNITURE EXHIBITION

Furniture Exhibition (1954)

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