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MODEL SHIPS

Model Ships (1956)

Model maker Duncan Haws shows Pathe his collection.

"Summer Is Y......Comen In" (1930)

First day of summer is celebrated with "Hobby Horse Revels" in...

MODEL LESSONS

Model Lessons (1934)

Young boys enjoy looking at model soldiers at and a castle at schools model lesson.

MINIATURE FAIRGROUND

Miniature Fairground (1955)

Miniature fairground with working models.

PIPE COLLECTION beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Pipe Collection Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1960)

Mr Shillitoe's collection of...

TROPICAL SHELL SHAPERS

Tropical Shell Shapers (1966)

Tropical shells are carved, polished and made into figurines, jewellery,...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 363 - MILITARY MINIATURES, TROPICAL SHELL SHAPERS and...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 363 - Military Miniatures, Tropical Shell Shapers And... (1966)

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BEER BOTTLE TOPS

Beer Bottle Tops (1968)

Tom Williams shows us his model of the Lord Mayor's Show - made from 3,500 beer...

WIRE WAYS!

Wire Ways! (1935)

Jolly composer / conductor Herman Darewski makes caricature figures out of wire.

BARRY ONO issue title - GYM AND IT

Barry Ono Issue Title - Gym And It (1937)

Comedian Barry Ono introduces us to his large collection...

CRICKETER BOAT MAKER aka CRICKETER WOODWORKER

Cricketer Boat Maker AKA Cricketer Woodworker (1939)

England and Yorkshire cricketer Arthur Wood...

MAN WITH WATCHES issue title - CHARLIE BROWN'S WATCHES

Man With Watches Issue Title - Charlie Brown's Watches (1944)

Charlie Brown shows off his vast...

PAINTING BY NUMBERS

Painting By Numbers (1954)

Girl demonstrates how to paint a scene using colours that correspond to...

RICHARD TAUBER

Richard Tauber (1945)

Pathe visits Richard Tauber in his home.

CHESS

Chess (1946)

Men play chess during lunch hour at Gambit Chess Rooms in London.

A TALL SHIP

A Tall Ship (1946)

Mr Kemsley of Thames Ditton makes model ships.

BODY PAINT

Body Paint (1967)

A girl swims in the Serpentine, then has paint daubed over her flesh by a boy in a...

HOME MADE MOSAICS

Home Made Mosaics (1956)

Mosaics as a hobby.

GREYWOOD MINIATURE RAILWAY

Greywood Miniature Railway (1956)

A visit to the Greywood miniature railway in Surrey.

CAMP PHOTOGRAPHER

Camp Photographer (1961)

Official Butlin's Photographers give advice to amateur photographers while...

ISA MIRANDA aka LAMP ARTIST

Isa Miranda AKA Lamp Artist (1962)

Multitalented actress Isa Miranda shows us some of her hobbies such...

BREAD SCULPTOR

Bread Sculptor (1957)

A baker demonstrates his hobby, bread sculpting, and shows off some of his...

COATS OF ARMS CARVER

Coats Of Arms Carver (1960)

Leonard Ponsford's hobby of carving coats of arms at his home in...

TREE HOUSE aka YEW TREE HOUSE

Tree House AKA Yew Tree House (1962)

An item about an enormous yew tree shaped to resemble a cottage.

SHELL GARDEN beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Shell Garden Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

An item about a man who has...

COMICAL PIPES

Comical Pipes (1960)

Comical pipes from Mr Shillitoe's collection at his home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 310 - FLOWERS FROM THE SEA

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 310 - Flowers From The Sea (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for "FLOWERS...

NOVELIST BRICKLAYER

Novelist Bricklayer (1961)

Novelist Dennis Wheatley and his hobby of brick laying at his home in...

PIPE ORGAN

Pipe Organ (1956)

A look at an eight-hundred-pipe organ in the loft of Herbert Barrett's home.

MODEL AIRCRAFT FANATICS

Model Aircraft Fanatics (1968)

The Bromley Radio Controlled Model Aircraft Society fly their planes...

THE PADSTOW

The Padstow "Hobby Hoss" (1932)

Ancient custom carried out in the streets of a Cornwall Town - men...

MR ELY CULBERTSON

Mr Ely Culbertson (1932)

Bridge player Ely Culbertson talks about the game.

SPORTING EVES - MISS IVY CUMMINS THE RACING MOTORIST

Sporting Eves - Miss Ivy Cummins The Racing Motorist (1921)

Racing car driver Ivy Cummins and her...

COPYING NATURE

Copying Nature (1935)

Mr W L Phillips makes artificial flowers out of bread!

EGG SHELL REPAIR aka EGG SHELLS

Egg Shell Repair AKA Egg Shells (1955)

Michael Prynn repairs a broken guillemot's egg.

ANOTHER HOBBY - MATCH BOXES!

Another Hobby - Match Boxes! (1936)

Major Pat A'Beckett shows us his collection of matchboxes.

GEORGE ROBEY

George Robey (1937)

Music Hall comedian George Robey tells us about his love of stamp collecting.

MINIATURE HANDWRITING EXPERT issue title - SIGN PLEASE!

Miniature Handwriting Expert Issue Title - Sign Please! (1937)

Charles Gunner writes in miniature...

MINER ACROBATS

Miner Acrobats (1938)

Two brothers and sister performing on wire.

CHILDREN'S REPAIR SHOP

Children's Repair Shop (1940)

6 year old Willie McCourt has his own repair shop for children's bicycles...

ERNEST THESIGER - EXPERT EMBROIDERER

Ernest Thesiger - Expert Embroiderer (1944)

Sinister actor has hidden talents.

MATCHBOX COLLECTOR aka MATCHBOX LABELS

Matchbox Collector AKA Matchbox Labels (1953)

Matchbox collector Charles Crampton shows us part of...

YOUNG ASTRONOMER issue title - BRIGHT AND BREEZY

Young Astronomer Issue Title - Bright And Breezy (1943)

Fisherman Tony Ellis finds fame as an...

MODEL HELICOPTERS aka MODEL PLANES

Model Helicopters AKA Model Planes (1956)

Model helicopters are demonstrated by their maker - Francis...

STIRLING MOSS AT HOME

Stirling Moss At Home (1958)

An item about racing driver Stirling Moss and his hobby of making and...

MODEL AIRCRAFT

Model Aircraft (1957)

Large model aircraft are seen in flight - they are made by 28 year old Albert...

TEDDY BEAR MAN

Teddy Bear Man (1961)

Mr C E Palmer shows us how he makes cement teddy bears to add to his collection -...

OBSERVATION PLATFORM

Observation Platform (1956)

People gather every morning to watch a building site - one of the most...

MINIATURE CYCLES

Miniature Cycles (1958)

Item about a man whose hobby is making different types of miniature bicycles.

MARBLES

Marbles (1960)

The Telcon Terribles and The Marvels battle it out in a marble match in Crawley, West...