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EVEN UGLY DUCKLINGS LOOK BEAUTIFUL HERE !

Even Ugly Ducklings Look Beautiful Here ! (1933)

Footage ducks and duckling on farm.

KITTEN CARRIER BAG

Kitten Carrier Bag (1937)

A young woman carries her pet kitten in a little bag below her knapsack.

PATENT STOPPER

Patent Stopper (1937)

A new device to lock bottles of alcohol stops others having a surreptitious drink.

CHAINED TANKARDS

Chained Tankards (1939)

Tankards chained to a bar in a pub.

PUMPS

Pumps (1941)

A look at different pumps and their uses.

WATER SPORTS

Water Sports (1939)

Girls have fun in the swimming pool trying to bite apples on a rope whilst the men...

NETBALL

Netball (1942)

An item showing a netball match between two Transvaal teams. South Africa.

 

 

LATHER CREAM

Lather Cream (1954)

Behind the scenes at photo shoot for shaving cream advertisement.

TEA FOR ?

Tea For ? (1945)

Good item showing tea taster Miss Irving at work. London.

MESSENGER BOYS

Messenger Boys (1946)

Working day of a messenger boy - he does more then one would expect.

ROUGH RIDERS! aka WEEKEND SCRAMBLE

Rough Riders! AKA Weekend Scramble (1946)

Motorbikers from the north and south of England compete in...

TASCO

Tasco (1963)

A look at the beautiful Mexican town of Tasco and a donkey that drinks beer.

INDUSTRIAL ONE-ARM BANDIT  aka INDUSTRIAL ONE ARMED BANDIT

Industrial One-Arm Bandit AKA Industrial One Armed Bandit (1968)

Spooky glimpse of the year...

SPEAK EASY

Speak Easy (1933)

A Cockatoo shows off his talent for singing, dancing and drinking, Melbourne, Australia.

SPORTSHOTS NO 29 - LAWN BILLIARDS !

Sportshots No 29 - Lawn Billiards ! (1933)

Footage of the game of Lawn Billiards which is described...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 31

Caught By The Camera No. 31 (1935)

Stories in this item include a novelty picnic table and footage of...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 83

Caught By The Camera No. 83 (1936)

Caught by the Camera this week - a friendship between a lion cub...

WAITER WAITER

Waiter Waiter (1937)

Trainee waiters learn the ropes at a school in Vienna. Austria.

KERBSIDE CATERERS

Kerbside Caterers (1939)

Footage of novelty catering service provide at roadside or harbour side.

THE FOUR YEAR OLD

The Four Year Old (1934)

Four-year-old horseman shows his skill in cantering and galloping on a large...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1935)

We are invited to guess sounds of everyday tasks that have been...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 22 - HERE COMES THE BRIDE!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 22 - Here Comes The Bride! (1934)

A traditional wedding in the...

SIRDANI THE INDESTRUCTIBLE!

Sirdani The Indestructible! (1934)

Indestructible man Sirdani jumps on broken glass then eats a...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 37 - SOME SWIMMER!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 37 - Some Swimmer! (1934)

Austrian swimmer Emma Faber shows us her...

SKI STOPS BY THE WAY!

Ski Stops By The Way! (1935)

Skiers stop for a drink on their way to the slopes, then reverse footage...

LOBSTER GIRLS  issue title FROM MISSES TO MERSON

Lobster Girls Issue Title From Misses To Merson (1936)

Two young women go lobster fishing and...

NASSAU BAHAMAS aka BERMUDA BATHING

Nassau Bahamas AKA Bermuda Bathing (1937)

Nassau beach on Bahamas.

PATENT CHAIR

Patent Chair (1937)

A model demonstrates the latest design in armchairs with clever compartments which...

GIRLS DRINK MILK issue title - STREAMLANED

Girls Drink Milk Issue Title - Streamlaned (1937)

Women compete in a milk drinking challenge and...

LOBSTER POTS issue title HOW QUAINT!

Lobster Pots Issue Title How Quaint! (1937)

Elderly fishermen make and mend lobster pots by hand.

COCKATOOS

Cockatoos (1938)

Trained cockatoos perform their routine in Australia.

EFFIE AND HALIMA

Effie And Halima (1938)

Egyptian magician Halima and his help lady Effie performing.

MOTORCYCLE CARAVAN issue title is ONE FOR THE ROAD

Motorcycle Caravan Issue Title Is One For The Road (1939)

Item about two woman and man on holiday...

QUOITS item title is ANCIENT AND MODERN

Quoits Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

Men play traditional game of quoits outside village...

PUB ON STILTS issue title is HAPPY DAYS

Pub On Stilts Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

Pub for builders - it is a shed on stilts in middle...

DUCK PET

Duck Pet (1940)

A family raises a pet duck from an egg found by their son. Crewe, Cheshire.

BIRD PET issue title -

Bird Pet Issue Title - "Going Our Way?" (1940)

A man takes his pet budgerigar to the pub. Durham.

CHURCHILL VILLAGE aka LARGE LUMPS

Churchill Village AKA Large Lumps (1940)

Good footage of the village of Churchill in Somerset.

COPPING THE CAPTION

Copping The Caption (1942)

A fun game where we have to guess a term or phrase from a picture associated...

QUEEN ELIZABETH MODEL

Queen Elizabeth Model (1942)

Mr Woolley shows us his model of the ship "Queen Elizabeth". Eltham,...

YARD OF ALE  issue title is POINTS AND PINTS

Yard Of Ale Issue Title Is Points And Pints (1944)

Drinking a yard of ale from long glass in one...

FIRST DIESEL PULLMAN

First Diesel Pullman (1960)

First diesel Pullman train makes a journey from Marylebone station. London.

DON'T DRIVE IF YOU DRINK

Don't Drive If You Drink (1961)

Transport Minister Ernest Marples gives his Christmas road safety...

KIDS PICNIC

Kids Picnic (1945)

Children from Dr. Barnardo's go on a country picnic. Essex.

DOWN TO THE SEAS AGAIN

Down To The Seas Again (1946)

Good footage of yacht race off the coast of Ramsgate, Kent.

"Devon Belle" (1947)

The Pullman train "Devon Belle" provides good views of the countryside as it passes...

TEA DRINKER

Tea Drinker (1951)

Footage of Oswald Beard who lives on tea alone, At Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire.

DAY WEAR GAY WEAR

Day Wear Gay Wear (1946)

Great fashions for day wear, now that smart women do not wear slacks around the...

COALMEN'S RACE

Coalmen's Race (1953)

Coalmen take part in a coal carrying race at a garden fete in Stafford.

BARBER V. CAFE

Barber V. Cafe (1954)

Customers having shave in coffee house and customers drinking coffee in barbers !...