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TESTING THEIR SKILL

Testing Their Skill (1930-1939)

Firemen in Calcutta show off with hoses, ladders and ropes in demonstration...

 PONTOON TO AID BRIDGE BUILDERS

Pontoon To Aid Bridge Builders (1962)

Pontoon floating aid to bridge builders demonstrated by men...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 492 - reel 1 of 2 - FIRE ENGINE MASCOT aka FIRE MASCOT...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 492 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Fire Engine Mascot AKA Fire Mascot... (1964)

Out...

FIRE CALL

Fire Call (1952)

Good item showing how a London fire brigade responds to a call.

CONWAY ENGINE PRODUCTION

Conway Engine Production (1960)

Various shots of Engineers at Rolls Royce works in Derby

ANCIENT HOME OF OUR QUEEN'S ANCESTORS!

Ancient Home Of Our Queen's Ancestors! (1932)

Good shots of a fire at Stuttgart Castle in Germany.

MODEL ENGINEERING

Model Engineering (1954)

Boys and men look at model engines and planes at the Model Engineering...

 

 

TO BE ABOVE ANY LONDON FIRE! aka TO BE ABOVE LONDON'S FIRES

To Be Above Any London Fire! AKA To Be Above London's Fires (1932)

London Fire Brigade show off...

LONDON'S SMARTEST ... AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!

London's Smartest ... And That's Saying Something! (1932)

Good shots of London firemen...

LONDON'S SMARTEST - AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!

London's Smartest - And That's Saying Something! (1933)

Good shots of London firemen demonstrating...

NORTHAMPTON ENGINEERING COLLEGE RAG

Northampton Engineering College Rag (1938)

Students from Northampton Engineering College hold their...

MARVELS IN MINIATURE

Marvels In Miniature (1951)

Model Engineering exhibition at New Horticultural Hall, London.

MODEL ENGINES issue title - WHAT NO LEMONS?

Model Engines Issue Title - What No Lemons? (1941)

A look at clever working scale models of...

SURBITON GOES GAY

Surbiton Goes Gay (1930-1939)

Carnival procession in aid of new Hospital for this Surrey town.

THE EVOLUTION OF A CAR

The Evolution Of A Car (1920-1929)

Nice documentary tracing the stages involved in making a car in the...

WINDOW CLEANING

Window Cleaning (1962)

Window cleaning in the sky scraper age has become a daredevil job.

AVIATION FIRE TRAINING SCHOOL

Aviation Fire Training School (1964)

Stanstead fire fighters are put to the test on a special exercise...

FIRE ENGINE AUCTION

Fire Engine Auction (1967)

Antique fire engines are sold in an auction at Farnham.

IN THE

In The "City Danger Zone" (1932)

The London Fire Brigade hard at work with their hoses, battling a...

"Rag..." A La Francaise! (1932)

French students dress up in funny costumes at the Central Engineering...

OVER SIXTY

Over Sixty (1929)

More than sixty Dublin manufacturers were represented in civic week pageant of industry....

Selected Originals - BACK WITH THE CUP

Selected Originals - Back With The Cup (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Back With The...

GRANDPA BAILS OUT! aka BERNARD MACFADDEN PARACHUTES OVER SEINE

Grandpa Bails Out! AKA Bernard Macfadden Parachutes Over Seine (1952)

84-year-old grandfather...

THIS CAR IS HISTORY

This Car Is History (1958)

Rover's Gas Turbine 'Jet' Car is shown at the Science Museum in London.

MINIATURE RAILWAY

Miniature Railway (1936)

A small scale railway carries passengers around the grounds of a large house.

DUM BARTON CASTLE aka DUMBARTON CASTLE

Dum Barton Castle AKA Dumbarton Castle (1937)

A look at historic Dumbarton Castle in Scotland.

GIRL ON THE LINE

Girl On The Line (1967)

Jackie Hunter is first female G.P.O. telephone engineer. Hendon, London.

SCIENCE MUSEUM

Science Museum (1951)

Good footage of the Science Museum shop in Kensington, London.

MODEL HOUSES

Model Houses (1954)

Model houses at Exhibition of Model Engineering and Handicraft in Brighton.

RAILWAY SCHOOL

Railway School (1949)

Railway car converted into classroom for teaching rail workers about locomotive...

CENTENARY OF STEAM

Centenary Of Steam (1963)

Celebration of centenary of steam engine with ride through Welsh countryside.

DOWN WITH AERIALS!

Down With Aerials! (1960-1969)

Film which shows how television reception can be improved by "wired...

DIESEL SCHOOL

Diesel School (1956)

Footage of people attending diesel engineering school in Derby.

"Fairy Grotto" Fire! (1932)

Firemen at work on a fire in very cold weather.

BIG DUBLIN FIRE aka BIG DUBLIN BLAZE

Big Dublin Fire AKA Big Dublin Blaze (1932)

Firemen work to put out blaze in Dublin.

SONS OF THE SEA

Sons Of The Sea (1935)

Young boys in training for the Merchant Fleet at a training school in Poplar,...

SHIPPING, ENGINEERING AND MACHINERY EXHIBITION

Shipping, Engineering And Machinery Exhibition (1919)

Lord Weir at the Shipping, Engineering and...

Selected Originals - N.Y. PLANE CRASH

Selected Originals - N.Y. Plane Crash (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'N. Y. Plane Crash'...

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN HONG KONG

New Year Celebrations In Hong Kong (1961)

People of Hong Kong celebrating New Year.

 ART SAVED FROM MUSEUM FIRE

Art Saved From Museum Fire (1958)

Fire at New York's Museum of Modern Art, Winthrop Rockefeller...

FOREST FIRE AND A DROUGHT IN US

Forest Fire And A Drought In Us (1963)

Drought And Forest Fires plague Northeast US around New Jersey...

GENERAL PITCAIRN CAMPBELL

General Pitcairn Campbell (1918)

Military procession viewed by General Pitcairn Campbell.

TRACTION ENGINE DOCTOR

Traction Engine Doctor (1960)

Dr Dyke's Steam Traction Engine goes shopping in the village of Rilla...

BRITAIN IS STAYING AT HOME!

Britain Is Staying At Home! (1932)

People enjoy the beauty of the seaside in Winter and also the fun...

RECORD BEATEN BY OVER 7 SECONDS!

Record Beaten By Over 7 Seconds! (1932)

London firemen compete against each other and show off their...

"The Fireman's Wedding" (1932)

Firemen give their colleague a good greeting - they pull the happy...

HEIGH-HO FORTY YEARS AGO!

Heigh-Ho Forty Years Ago! (1935)

Archive footage seen through what is claimed to be the first ever...

N.Y. PLANE CRASH

N.Y. Plane Crash (1952)

Freight plane dives into residential district, 5 killed

BIG NEW YORK A - BOMB DRILL

Big New York A - Bomb Drill (1952)

50,000 volunteers take part in city night 'raid' exercise

Selected Originals - BIG NEW YORK A-BOMB DRILL

Selected Originals - Big New York A-Bomb Drill (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Big...