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THE CLASS WITH TOP MARKS

The Class With Top Marks (1935)

German boys learn about engineering by making models of vehicles and...

FOLLOWERS OF ICARUS

Followers Of Icarus (1935)

Motor powered gliders are used at the Icarus Flying School in Hungary due to...

FOOLING DEATH ON THE FELLS

Fooling Death On The Fells (1936)

Hiking in Lake District and tips on how to avoid dangers of...

BIRTH OF THE BIKE

Birth Of The Bike (1937)

A look at the history of the bicycle, from earliest models through to the most...

SHOES WHO

Shoes Who (1937)

A look at shoes throughout the ages.

EVE GOES TO IT!

Eve Goes To It! (1941)

Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in...

PARADE AT ARMY COLLEGE - ROME aka PARADE OF YOUTH IN ROME LNER

Parade At Army College - Rome AKA Parade Of Youth In Rome Lner (1938)

Cadets from the Italian...

 

 

HOW THE EARTH WAS BORN

How The Earth Was Born (1934)

Diagrams illustrate this educational film explaining the 'Tidal Theory'...

STAGECRAFT

Stagecraft (1933)

Good footage of a set being designed for a theatre show in the West End, London.

SECRETS OF STRENGTH - SAXSON sic BROWN FAMOUS YOUNG STRONG MAN AND HOLDER OF 10...

Secrets Of Strength - Saxson Sic Brown Famous Young Strong Man And Holder Of 10... (1932)

Excellent...

THE QUICKNESS OF THE HAND

The Quickness Of The Hand (1932)

A young boy demonstrates a magic trick.

STOCKINGS issue title is SO THIS IS LONDON

Stockings Issue Title Is So This Is London (1939)

Item about history stockings, includes loads of...

JOE DAVIS issue title is THE VERY IDEA

Joe Davis Issue Title Is The Very Idea (1939)

Snooker champ Joe Davis does tricks shots and gives us...

KIDS VIOLINS aka VIOLINDA

Kids Violins AKA Violinda (1940)

John Brown teaches children music with his invention the violinda...

BATTERIES issue title - LET'S SEE

Batteries Issue Title - Let's See (1940)

Item showing how batteries work and how to make your own.

TAXES issue title - CHINS UP

Taxes Issue Title - Chins Up (1940)

A brief history of British taxes.

ATTRACTION MAGNETS

Attraction Magnets (1941)

A look at how magnets work.

SMOKE

Smoke (1941)

A look at various things which can produce smoke.

NUMBERS AND FIGURES

Numbers And Figures (1941)

A look at numbers and figures from expense sheets to the perfect female...

THE LENS

The Lens (1941)

A look at how lenses in the eye and camera work.

SCHOOL BEES issue title is LUCKY DIP

School Bees Issue Title Is Lucky Dip (1941)

Boys keep bees at school.

SA NAVAL BOYS

Sa Naval Boys (1942)

South African naval reservists train at a base near the Cape.

TRAINING GUNNERS issue title is ON THE MARK

Training Gunners Issue Title Is On The Mark (1942)

At Naval Gunnery School, sailors learn how to be...

SWINGING THE LEAD

Swinging The Lead (1942)

A look at how the depth below a ship is measured.

BOY COOKS issue title THE YOUNG IDEA

Boy Cooks Issue Title The Young Idea (1942)

Nice shots of schoolboys learning how to cook and sew.

GLIDER PILOTS

Glider Pilots (1942)

Pilots learn to fly in gliders before progressing to aeroplanes. South Africa.

ASBESTOS

Asbestos (1942)

A look at various fireproof asbestos goods made in a factory.

ORGAN issue title - ALL IN GOOD TIME

Organ Issue Title - All In Good Time (1943)

Good footage of how a cinema organ is made.

BAGS issue title - FOR GOODNESS SAKE !

Bags Issue Title - For Goodness Sake ! (1943)

Footage of cheap and simple handbag being made.

NOBLE TINY

Noble Tiny (1943)

Plants, insects and hairs are magnified thousands of times under microscope.

YOUNG RUSSIA TRIES ENGLISH

Young Russia Tries English (1960)

Nursery school children are given English lessons in Alma Ata,...

DELINQUENTS RECLAIMED

Delinquents Reclaimed (1962)

Tropical island becomes prison camp where delinquents from Singapore will...

CARDBOARD FURNITURE

Cardboard Furniture (1967)

Teacher Joan Whetstone assembles cardboard furniture for use in her...

Selected Originals - ARAB GUERILLAS

Selected Originals - Arab Guerillas (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story ARAB GUERILLAS -...

ICE SKATING

Ice Skating (1947)

Heather Harding-Cox gives us some tips on how to ice skate properly.

RIGHT AND WRONG IN FASHION

Right And Wrong In Fashion (1946)

Pathe commentator gives his verdicts on women's fashion sense in...

SCHOOL FOR BLACKSMITHS

School For Blacksmiths (1947)

A school for blacksmiths teaches them the essentials of the trade....

BOYS' METEOROLOGICAL SCHOOL

Boys' Meteorological School (1949)

Clement Bush runs a Boys' Meteorological School in Wargrave...

AERONAUTICAL SCHOOL

Aeronautical School (1953)

Students studying science of flight at Aeronautical College at Cranfield.

SCHOOL FOR MANNEQUINS

School For Mannequins (1944)

Great story shows fashion models in training, 1944-style.

BOY BUILDERS

Boy Builders (1945)

Pre-apprenticeship training scheme for boys who want to be bricklayers at Brixton.

AGROUND

Aground (1946)

Sea Scouts in training on a land ship at Rosehill School in Tunbridge Wells.

LOCUSTS DUPLICATE

Locusts Duplicate (1954)

Footage of locust being used in experiments in medical school in London.

FRENCH LESSONS

French Lessons (1954)

English children going to French school in Kensington, London.

NYLONS

Nylons (1948)

Showgirls at Windmill Theatre take part in survey by nylon stockings factory.

LOCUSTS

Locusts (1954)

Footage of locust being used in experiments in medical school in London.

SCHOOL FOR BARMAIDS

School For Barmaids (1946)

Girls being trained to work behind bar.

NEW JERSEY aka US SCHOOL GIRL FLYER

New Jersey AKA Us School Girl Flyer (1939)

Footage of teenage school girl flying a light aircraft in...

MRS ROOSEVELT A MANITOBA UNIVERSITY

Mrs Roosevelt A Manitoba University (1949)

Eleanor Roosevelt receives honorary degree from Canadian...

BOYS LEARNING COOKING

Boys Learning Cooking (1946)

Boys have cooking lessons at school in Stockholm, Sweden.