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ELECTRIC PALACE TITLE

Electric Palace Title (1952)

Illuminated Sign reading 'Electric Palace'.

USE YOUR ELECTRICITY BY THE CLOCK - TRAILER

Use Your Electricity By The Clock - Trailer (1948)

Ministry of Information film urging people to...

DUTCH RAILWAYS FIGHT

Dutch Railways Fight "Swinging Rails" With Special Grinding Train (1958)

Grindstones from train...

ELECTRIC RAILWAYS - CANADA

Electric Railways - Canada (1923)

Footage of electric train in Canada.

DREAM OF TOMORROW

Dream Of Tomorrow (1946)

Newest automatic washing machine on display.

ON THE IRON CURTAIN

On The Iron Curtain (1952)

A foundation stone for new electricity plant laid near Iron Curtain boundary...

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE WAR - PARADE AND BLACK KNIGHT PAGEANT

For The First Time Since The War - Parade And Black Knight Pageant (1920-1929)

Good footage of...

 

 

"Why Not St. Paul's?" (1930)

Shots of the exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral at night illuminated by...

MICHAEL FARADAY

Michael Faraday (1931)

Experiments using electricity are seen at the Michael Faraday Exhibition in...

RONAN POINT FLATS CHANGED TO ELECTRICITY

Ronan Point Flats Changed To Electricity (1968)

Ronan Point flats are changed from gas to...

WINDMILL GIRLS

Windmill Girls (1946)

Anita D'Ray and other Windmill Girls at work and rest. London.

NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY

New Electric Railway (1954)

Electric Loco pulling into Sheffield, Sir Robertson travelling in carriage,...

SIT IN STRIKE MANCHESTER

Sit In Strike Manchester (1970-1979)

Men at gate of factory on strike.

TESTING DOMESTIC APPLIANCES aka ELECTRIC GADGETS

Testing Domestic Appliances AKA Electric Gadgets (1958)

A look at the ways in which domestic...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 40

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 40 (1935)

An electric eel, a period hairdressing contest...

MINIATURE CLOCKS

Miniature Clocks (1960)

A collection of miniature clocks, most of them made by owner Stanley Wise of...

PERMANENT TINTING

Permanent Tinting (1928)

A woman submits to facial tattooing in order to have permanently rosy cheeks.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 23

Caught By The Camera No. 23 (1935)

Stories in this item include a cradle exhibition in Genoa, Italy...

SOMETHING FOR THE GIRLIES - A MODEL HOUSE

Something For The Girlies - A Model House (1928)

Ornate doll's house is shown to the camera - two...

PARADE IN PARRAMATTA N.S.W

Parade In Parramatta N.S.W (1938)

A lavish parade takes place to mark the founding day of Parramatta...

LIGHTNING COMES TO EARTH

Lightning Comes To Earth (1949)

Engineers at General Electric in America test how to protect towns from...

EXERCISER issue title - AIRWAY

Exerciser Issue Title - Airway (1938)

Footage of a woman using a new electronic fitness device.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Good Housekeeping (1952)

Footage of women checking household goods at the Institute of Good...

STARS IN THE KITCHEN

Stars In The Kitchen (1945)

Singer Dorothy Carless and her musician husband Eugene Pini check out an...

TIME GUNNER

Time Gunner (1948)

A large time gun linked to clock in Scottish Observatory fires from Edinburgh castle.

 BISHOPS STORTFORD RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

Bishops Stortford Railway Electrification (1958)

Electrification of North London and...

1957 MAY FAIR AT SHEPHERDS MARKET

1957 May Fair At Shepherds Market (1957)

Nell Gwyn, a pirate, models in beachwear, flamenco dancers...

OPENING OF THE MT BLANC TUNNEL - FRANCE - ITALY BORDER

Opening Of The Mt Blanc Tunnel - France - Italy Border (1962)

Premiers Pompidou & Fanfani cut the...

NEW WARNING SYSTEM FOR SAFER HIGH SPEED MOTORING

New Warning System For Safer High Speed Motoring (1962)

Warning signal in action - 3 drums rotate...

SAVE FUEL  aka EYES ON THE TARGET

Save Fuel AKA Eyes On The Target (1942)

A Ministry of Information trailer advising people to save...

WHEN WINTER COMES - SAVE FUEL

When Winter Comes - Save Fuel (1945)

Ministry of Information trailer about saving fuel.

JOIN THE ARMY

Join The Army (1946)

Trailer encouraging young men to join the army.

VOLTS!

Volts! (1931)

Experiments with electric 'man-made lightning volts'.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 12

Would You Believe It? No. 12 (1934)

Early writing and typewriting machines and insulators for electric...

BRITISH ELECTRICITY SHORTAGE

British Electricity Shortage (1948)

Lord Walter Citrine talks about economising during electricity...

SAVE FUEL

Save Fuel (1942)

A Ministry of Information trailer. A family are shown how saving fuel in the home can...

COLD COMFORT

Cold Comfort (1944)

Ministry of Information cartoon trailer about rationing fuel consumption.

A LIGHT TO REMEMBER - SAVE GAS AND ELECTRICITY

A Light To Remember - Save Gas And Electricity (1945)

Trailer asking people to save gas and...

RAILWAY EXHIBITION

Railway Exhibition (1957)

An exhibition showing plans for the modernisation of trains.

RAILWAY ARTIST

Railway Artist (1960)

Railway artist Terence Cuneo at work, sketching a diesel freight train and steam...

HERE & THERE

Here & There (1933)

Knights in armour in Oxford, furniture from light tubing, floating crane and pub with...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 3

Would You Believe It? No. 3 (1934)

Smallest shop in the world, pawnbroker pub, pious Sussex cottage...

MODELS SHOW AIR GROWTH

Models Show Air Growth (1963)

Sergeant Ted Pulsifer exhibits his collection of model aircraft. Leeds,...

ELECTRIC CARS

Electric Cars (1967)

A look at latest British designed electric cars.

SCHOOLBOYS' EXHIBITION

Schoolboys' Exhibition (1959)

Attractions at a Schoolboys' Own Exhibition - sports, soldiers, science...

SCHOOLBOYS' EXHIBITION

Schoolboys' Exhibition (1959)

Attractions at a Schoolboys' Own Exhibition - sports, soldiers, science...

 DUKE IN COPENHAGEN 2

Duke In Copenhagen 2 (1955)

The Duke of Edinburgh at a British Military Tattoo in Denmark.

PEAK LOAD ELECTRICITY

Peak Load Electricity (1943)

Ministry of Information cartoon trailer asking people to limit domestic...

GAS ABOUT FUEL

Gas About Fuel (1942)

Trailer about rationing use of gas and electricity, starring Naughton Wayne.

PYLON MEN

Pylon Men (1958)

RAF newsreel issue - various RAF related and home news stories.