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EVE'S HOME HINT A SILVER CLEANING TIP

Eve's Home Hint A Silver Cleaning Tip (1921)

Film documenting a new method for cleaning silverware.

WHITE AND SHAPELY - BUT ONLY SERVIETTES

White And Shapely - But Only Serviettes (1933)

Dinner party tips - how to fold serviettes into...

WORDS aka FIGURES OF SPEECH

Words AKA Figures Of Speech (1942)

A look at the origin of certain words and figures of speech.

CLOTHES HOIST

Clothes Hoist (1950)

Footage of new rotary washing line in Kingsbury, London.

USEFUL HINTS

Useful Hints (1926)

Tea straining device is demonstrated.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 315 - DOMESTICS UNLIMITED

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 315 - Domestics Unlimited (1961)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for the stories...

KITCHEN GADGETS aka DOMESTIC NOVELTIES

Kitchen Gadgets AKA Domestic Novelties (1925)

New kitchen devices are demonstrated - straining...

 

 

NOVELTIES - SEEN BY EVE'S CAMERA

Novelties - Seen By Eve's Camera (1929)

Two devices are demonstrated - one that stops the lid of a...

SERVIETTES - AS AIDS TO TABLE DECORATION

Serviettes - As Aids To Table Decoration (1927)

Techniques for folding and displaying serviettes are...

PICNIC TIME IS HERE AGAIN

Picnic Time Is Here Again (1936)

A lady shows us how to make posh picnic food out of basics such as...

A SIMPLE BUTTER-COOLER

A Simple Butter-Cooler (1933)

Woman demonstrates an easy way of keeping butter cool without a fridge.

PICNIC DAYS

Picnic Days (1935)

Great story shows us how to prepare appetising food for a picnic.

STAIN REMOVER

Stain Remover (1936)

A young woman offers a service removing stains from garden door to door.

GADGETS aka KITCHEN IMPLEMENTS

Gadgets AKA Kitchen Implements (1937)

Demonstrations of various gadgets to make life easier in the...

KITCHEN GADGETS

Kitchen Gadgets (1950)

Good footage of new kitchen implements being demonstrated. Stanmore, Greater...

APRONS FOR THE PARTY

Aprons For The Party (1945)

New fashions in aprons made to match any kind of dress - by Angele Delanghe.

DREAM OF TOMORROW

Dream Of Tomorrow (1946)

Newest automatic washing machine on display.

A CLEAN SWEEP

A Clean Sweep (1934)

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

KEEPING THE

Keeping The "Buts" Out Of Butter (1930)

Processes involved in making butter.

THE BUS HOUSE

The Bus House (1930)

New type of holiday home - a bus!

THE SUPER WASHER

The Super Washer (1928)

Trams being cleaned with a new automatic sprinkler on the outside and a vacuum...

DWELLERS IN CAVES!

Dwellers In Caves! (1931)

Story about families living in caves in Worcestershire.

THE WATERCRESS WORKERS

The Watercress Workers (1933)

The watercress crop is gathered by a mostly female work force in...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1935)

We are invited to guess sounds of everyday tasks that have been...

LADY BLACKSMITH

Lady Blacksmith (1938)

Mrs Arnold - a woman blacksmith.

PARTY CAKES issue title - OHMS

Party Cakes Issue Title - OHMS (1938)

Footage of Mr Pal Gottl demonstrating how to make cookies.

MOTORCYCLE CARAVAN issue title is ONE FOR THE ROAD

Motorcycle Caravan Issue Title Is One For The Road (1939)

Item about two woman and man on holiday...

CARAVAN TOWN issue title - ON THE MOVE

Caravan Town Issue Title - On The Move (1940)

Footage of Caravan Park in Hertfordshire.

BOY COOKS issue title THE YOUNG IDEA

Boy Cooks Issue Title The Young Idea (1942)

Nice shots of schoolboys learning how to cook and sew.

LADY'S MAID

Lady's Maid (1946)

Item about Suzanne a trained lady's maid.

SWIMSUITS aka Slimwear

Swimsuits AKA Slimwear (1952)

Women show off latest slimming clothing whilst doing the house work....

DISHMASTER

Dishmaster (1952)

New household appliances - early dishwasher and water disposal unit.

ROTARY DRYER

Rotary Dryer (1954)

A woman demonstrates new devices for drying and ironing clothes.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Good Housekeeping (1954)

Household appliances are tested for performance at the Good Housekeeping...

WASHING MACHINE

Washing Machine (1952)

Footage of miniature washing machine being assembled and demonstrated. London.

DISABLED MOTHER

Disabled Mother (1953)

Footage of mother with no hands and husband washing baby. Sussex.

GADGETS!

Gadgets! (1929)

Various inventions are demonstrated including an egg timer, floor polisher, special...

WASHING DEVICE

Washing Device (1951)

Ingenious device invented by John Wolf to help his wife do the laundry.

DUTCH DELIGHTS aka DUTCH WOMEN WORKING / DUTCH GIRL

Dutch Delights AKA Dutch Women Working / Dutch Girl (1921-1929)

Nice footage of Dutch girls wearing...

DOMESTIC SCHOOL

Domestic School (1948)

Girls are trained for domestic work at a Goverment-sponsored centre in Somerset.

SUSAN STEPHEN

Susan Stephen (1953)

Nice story about Susan Stephen and her husband at home in quaint cottage in...

TRIBUTE TO MRS. MOP

Tribute To Mrs. Mop (1961)

Stained glass windows showing workers from the parish of Blackfriars in...

STARS AT HOME - MISS NELLIE WALLACE

Stars At Home - Miss Nellie Wallace (1921)

At home with Nellie Wallace - lots of girning and funny...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?  NO. 5

Can You Believe Your Ears? No. 5 (1934)

Another edition of the quiz where we have to guess a sound...

NOVELTIES - NEW YEAR SAVING DEVICE

Novelties - New Year Saving Device (1927)

Three devices are shown - vegetable chopper, pram screen...

WHERE MY CARAVAN IS RESTED

Where My Caravan Is Rested (1929)

Excellent film showing a fold up caravan - it can be put up in 3...

AN ICELAND ITEM

An Iceland Item (1931)

Travelogue featuring Reykjavik - housing, climate, street scenes, industry,...

KINDERGARTEN!

Kindergarten! (1940)

Children play at keeping house at a nursery.

MANY INVENTIONS

Many Inventions (1930)

New inventions including tennis racket with detachable handle & electric iron...

OLD SPANISH CUSTOMS

Old Spanish Customs (1931)

Spanish Flamenco dancers and women who wash clothes in a Spanish river.