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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ?

What Do You Know ? (1944)

Quiz game item, the commentator asks question about everyday items.

MOP FIGHT

Mop Fight (1936)

Girls mop fight - in water.

GIRLS AND RINGS

Girls And Rings (1938)

A young woman uses her friends' legs instead of wooden pegs in a game of quoits.

BLOW PENNY

Blow Penny (1940)

Girls take part in a game of blow penny.

TIPPIT AND SHOVE HALFPENNY issue title - UP WITH THE LARK

Tippit And Shove Halfpenny Issue Title - Up With The Lark (1941)

Locals in the West Country play...

ULTRA CLOSE-UPS

Ultra Close-Ups (1952)

Normal objects are disguised by showing them in extreme close up.

INDIAN ATHLETICS

Indian Athletics (1946)

Indian Olympics of 1946.

 

 

CHILDREN AT PLAY

Children At Play (1970-1975)

Nice footage of little girls dancing in circles in playground, singing 'Here We...

Il 'fuoco' sacro traverse L'Italia

Il 'fuoco' Sacro Traverse L'italia (1960)

1960 Rome Olympic Games

Italian Language Story

Italian Language Story (1936)

Italian language story.

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS ?

Can You Believe Your Ears ? (1934)

Guess the everyday sounds before the film of the action is shown.

GIRLS DRINK MILK issue title - STREAMLANED

Girls Drink Milk Issue Title - Streamlaned (1937)

Women compete in a milk drinking challenge and...

COPPING THE CAPTION

Copping The Caption (1942)

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

ARCHERS V DARTS

Archers V Darts (1950)

Darts team fighting team of archers at Crayford.

CANDLEMAS BALL GAME

Candlemas Ball Game (1943)

Unusual ball game is played in Candlemas, Scotland.

EGG AND SPOON WATER RACE

Egg And Spoon Water Race (1936)

Girls swimming with eggs on spoons in their mouths.

SCRAMBALL issue title - DIVERSION

Scramball Issue Title - Diversion (1942)

Girls play a game called Scramball which is a mixture of...

QUICK QUIZ

Quick Quiz (1944)

Quiz game where everyday objects are mimicked by woman's hand.

TOKYO PREPARES FOR 1964 OLYMPICS

Tokyo Prepares For 1964 Olympics (1963)

Preparations for the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

 RECORD SALE FOR OLYMPIC GAMES TICKETS

Record Sale For Olympic Games Tickets (1955)

Tickets for the 1956 Australian Olympics start to...

SWISS HIGHLAND GAMES

Swiss Highland Games (1963)

We see various events in the Swiss Highland Games such as flag throwing and...

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY GAMES

International University Games (1933)

Opening ceremony for student games at vast arena in Italy.

COWAL HIGHLAND GAMES

Cowal Highland Games (1934)

Traditional Highland Games are held at Dunoon, Scotland.

HIGHLAND GAMES AT RANELAGH

Highland Games At Ranelagh (1937)

Highland Games for the first time in London.

HITCH YOUR WAGON TO A STEER

Hitch Your Wagon To A Steer (1933)

Men ride in buggies attached to oxen at an Australian rodeo.

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1934)

A little quiz asks us to guess what different sounds are, played...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS ? NO 4

Can You Believe Your Ears ? No 4 (1934)

Guessing game quiz which involves everyday sounds being...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1934)

A quiz asks us to guess what different sounds are, played over...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS NO. 2

Can You Believe Your Ears No. 2 (1937)

Mystery noises are played against a black screen - the source...

GRETCHEN'S NEW GAME!

Gretchen's New Game! (1938)

A new game in Holland looks like a cross between basketball and football.

SPORT TOPPED THE WEEK'S NEWS aka ETON WALL GAME

Sport Topped The Week's News AKA Eton Wall Game (1947)

The Eton Wall Game - an annual event that...

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1937)

Traditional but bizarre game played each year by boys from famous public school. ...

JEDBURGH

Jedburgh (1939)

People in Jedburgh turn out to play a strange traditional game, Scotland.

OLD TIME HAXEY HOOD GAME

Old Time Haxey Hood Game (1939)

Footage of the bizarre Haxey Hood game in Haxey, Lincolnshire.

CHILDREN STAGE 'OLYMPICS'

Children Stage 'olympics' (1948)

Swedish children hold sports competition in Stockholm.

OLYMPIC FLAME LEAVES GREECE

Olympic Flame Leaves Greece (1948)

Olympic flame, symbol of Olympic Games, leaves Greece and starts...

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1952)

Boys from Eton College play their traditional game - This is what made England...

JUMPING STICKS

Jumping Sticks (1937)

A man uses a pogo stick to take his morning exercise along the promenade.

PLAYING MARBLES

Playing Marbles (1937)

A group of men play marbles in a circle.

KEEP FIT issue title - MANORS AND CUSTOMS

Keep Fit Issue Title - Manors And Customs (1938)

Footage of African women demonstrating their...

BAT AND BALL GAME issue title - WHAT'S IN A NAME ?

Bat And Ball Game Issue Title - What's In A Name ? (1938)

Footage of gentlemen playing the game of...

LIPSTICK DARTS

Lipstick Darts (1938)

A girl has a dartboard drawn on her back in lipstick and her friends throw rubber...

HI LI FEVER

Hi Li Fever (1938)

The game of Hi Li, where children hit a ball attached to their bat by elastic, is...

NOSE RACE aka HARD ON THE NOSE

Nose Race AKA Hard On The Nose (1939)

Girls engage in the nose race at the beach.

WATER SPORTS

Water Sports (1939)

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

TRAVELLING DART BOARD issue title is HAPPY DAYS

Travelling Dart Board Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

Man on bike carries around dart board,...

EGG BOWLS

Egg Bowls (1940)

Four women play bowls with boiled eggs and try and crack their opponents' shells.

MALECAN GAME

Malecan Game (1940)

South coast fishermen play a game of Malecan on the beach.

DICE

Dice (1941)

Item about dice and their uses.

JAPAN PREPARES FOR 1964 OLYMPICS

Japan Prepares For 1964 Olympics (1963)

Working on construction of the new 1964 Olympic Stadium in...