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NEW TANKS FOR OLD

New Tanks For Old (1940)

Tanks are tested after being in the repair shop following damage.

GLASS

Glass (1933)

Good educational film about the making of a glass jar at a glass factory.

HOT COLD

Hot Cold (1936)

A look at how artificial ice is made in a factory.

LEDERMYCIN A NEW DRUG PREPARED IN VICTORIA

Ledermycin A New Drug Prepared In Victoria (1963)

New drug ledermycin produced in small Australian...

HANDS TO THE PUMPS!

Hands To The Pumps! (1940)

Good footage of factory girls making and assembling stirrup pumps.

AUSTRALIA'S MIGHTY SHIPBUILDING EFFORT

Australia's Mighty Shipbuilding Effort (1941)

A look at work of shipbuilding yards of Australia...

CANADA BUILDS CARRIERS

Canada Builds Carriers (1941)

Land carriers (tanks) being made and tested at a Canadian factory.

 

 

BEAUTIFUL BOMBS FROM CANADA

Beautiful Bombs From Canada (1941)

Scrap metal is turned into bombs at a factory in Canada.

MAKING BEAUTIFUL BOMBS

Making Beautiful Bombs (1941)

A look at the process of making bomb casings at a munitions factory.

OH YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL

Oh You Beautiful Doll (1945)

Doll making factory getting ready for Christmas.

WAR INDUSTRY IN INDIA

War Industry In India (1942)

Good shots at an Indian steel works ends with workers assembling tanks.

UNDERGROUND FACTORIES

Underground Factories (1942)

Underground offices and factory of the Ministry of Aircraft Production.

MUSICAL MUNITIONEERS

Musical Munitioneers (1942)

Duplicate of story FACTORY WORKERS' SINGSONG in 42/104 Dublin issue.

NO SHORTAGE HER !

No Shortage Her ! (1939)

Footage of sugar beat being loaded into lorries and taken to factories.

TESTING 14 INCH GUNS

Testing 14 Inch Guns (1940)

A huge artillery piece is tested on a range near its Northern factory.

AROUND BRITAIN - RICHMOND

Around Britain - Richmond (1948)

Fire destroys paint factory in Richmond.

ON THE CARPET

On The Carpet (1946)

Wilton & Axminster rugs and carpets in the making.

EGG GRADING issue title - SORTS AND SIGHS

Egg Grading Issue Title - Sorts And Sighs (1942)

Eggs are checked and graded at factory. Location...

CLOG MAKING EXPLAINED 1942

Clog Making Explained 1942 (1942)

A look at how clogs are made.

BABIES

Babies (1942)

Item showing babies and toddlers at a show in Acton, London.

MAKING FOOTBALLS

Making Footballs (1950)

Footballs are made at one of London's oldest football factories in Borough.

ITALIAN TRAIN WORKS - 1940

Italian Train Works - 1940 (1940)

Luxury Italian trains are made and enjoyed.

GRAND MAGAZINE EXPLODES S. AFRICA

Grand Magazine Explodes S. Africa (1945)

South African newsreel item about explosion at Pretoria...

GERMAN NEWSREEL - LOCOMOTIVES

German Newsreel - Locomotives (1940-1949)

Germans repairing locomotives and rolling stock.

GERMAN RECONSTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURE

German Reconstruction Of Agriculture (1946)

Manufacture of ploughs, harrows etc. to speed...

SHOE MAKING IN HUNGARY

Shoe Making In Hungary (1963)

Ladies shoes made in Hungary.

CONSERVES FACTORY

Conserves Factory (1961)

The progress of a pea from pod to tin shown in a Hungarian canning factory.

BOX FACTORY BLAZE IN SYDNEY

Box Factory Blaze In Sydney (1965)

Box factory ablaze at night.

INDUSTRIAL GLASSMAKING GLASS BLOWING IN AUSTRALIA

Industrial Glassmaking Glass Blowing In Australia (1965)

Glass blowing in glass factory in Sydney,...

CANDLE MAKING IN AUSTRALIA

Candle Making In Australia (1965)

Candles being made in Australia.

MINIATURE ORGAN BEING MADE

Miniature Organ Being Made (1969)

Small electric organ being made in factory in Czechoslovakia.

A CLEAN SWEEP

A Clean Sweep (1934)

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

THE MAN OF THE WEEK

The Man Of The Week (1947)

Good light hearted story about the 1947 fuel crisis in Britain's freezing...

THE TIDE IS TURNING!

The Tide Is Turning! (1931)

Great shots of a busy textile mill in Lancashire.

Cuts - GAS MASKS FOR CIVILIANS

Cuts - Gas Masks For Civilians (1937)

Material related to newsreel story "Gas Masks for Civilians" -...

MAKING KANGAROO FUR COATS

Making Kangaroo Fur Coats (1967)

Factory in Sydney where kangaroo fur coats are made.

THE BREAKING POINT

The Breaking Point (1938)

Testing factory for in Vienna, Austria.

CAMOUFLAGE!

Camouflage! (1939)

Model factory buildings are camouflaged by special artists in a London studio.

TEN GUN TERROR OF THE SKIES

Ten Gun Terror Of The Skies (1941)

Bristol Beaufighter fighter planes under construction in aircraft...

PAINT FACTORY FIRE IN SYDNEY

Paint Factory Fire In Sydney (1938)

A fire at a Sydney paint factory becomes the biggest Australian...

ARMAMENT SPEED-UP IN FRANCE

Armament Speed-Up In France (1938)

Good shots of weapons being manufactured in French armaments...

GREAT FIRE IN BERLIN

Great Fire In Berlin (1938)

A fire at a chemical factory is put out with foam after the water in the...

WE GO ALL FESTIVE!

We Go All Festive! (1935)

Lovely item about Christmas stockings and snowmen filled with toys and goodies...

BRITISH BUILT CARS FOR U.S.

British Built Cars For U.S. (1954)

Introducing Nash Metropolitan built by Austin Motor Works for sale...

FIREMEN HURT IN BIG LONDON FIRE

Firemen Hurt In Big London Fire (1950)

A Paraffin factory and warehouse burn in a Thameside fire.

TALLOWDIPS issue title DIPS INTO COMEDY

Tallowdips Issue Title Dips Into Comedy (1936)

Tallow-candles are made in a factory.

TRAIN WHEELS

Train Wheels (1938)

New lighter train wheels were designed and made.

DOLL MAKING Issue title - MAKING GOOD

Doll Making Issue Title - Making Good (1939)

Footage of plastic dolls being made at factory.

HYDROGEN EXPLOSION IN NAGOYA

Hydrogen Explosion In Nagoya (1953)

A 15 ton hydrogen tank exploded causing damage to a factory in...

RUBBER FACTORY FIRE

Rubber Factory Fire (1955)

In Turin, hundreds of tons of tyres burn through the night in a big rubber...