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THE WHIRLIGIG

The Whirligig (1931)

A couple perform an ice dance in the open air - some slow motion footage.

FLAKE FANCIES

Flake Fancies (1933)

Demonstration showing how to make moulded biscuits filled with jam...

THE LAND SHIP!

The Land Ship! (1933)

Great film which features weird bus that you can live in - early camper van?

SPRING-CLEANING STATUES - A LONDON STUDY

Spring-Cleaning Statues - A London Study (1933)

A new device is used to clean grubby statues in...

WITH EVE ON THE BROADS version 1

With Eve On The Broads Version 1 (1933)

Girls on holiday on the Norfolk Broads - nice scenic shots...

SILVER CLEANING

Silver Cleaning (1938)

A look at the proper way to clean silverware.

TWO GIRLS aka DORCHESTER GIRLS' DAY

Two Girls AKA Dorchester Girls' Day (1939)

A day in life of two glamour girls.

 

 

LITTLE SHIPS COME BACK

Little Ships Come Back (1940)

Minesweepers return to port to be cleaned and painted.

SCOUT CAMP

Scout Camp (1941)

Boys enjoy the outdoor life at a scout camp in New South Wales. Australia.

SEA CADETS issue title ALL THE LATEST!

Sea Cadets Issue Title All The Latest! (1942)

Sea cadets are put through their paces on a training...

TRAINEE SEAMEN aka BOYS TRAIN TO BE SEAMEN issue title is THE YOUNG IDEA

Trainee Seamen AKA Boys Train To Be Seamen Issue Title Is The Young Idea (1944)

Sea cadets...

SCOUTS issue title - ONE GOOD DEED

Scouts Issue Title - One Good Deed (1944)

Scouts carry out various domestic duties as part of help in...

TRADE SCHOOL

Trade School (1944)

Boys learn building and metalwork, and girls learn cooking and childcare at trade...

INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR

International Toy Fair (1965)

Adults and children try out toys on display at Harrogate International...

UTILITY HOME COMING aka UTILITY HOMECOMING

Utility Home Coming AKA Utility Homecoming (1945)

Mrs Shea prepares her new prefabricated house for...

MARRIED QUARTERS misspelt on sleeve MARRIED QUATERS

Married Quarters Misspelt On Sleeve Married Quaters (1947)

A look at new married quarters for RAF...

RHODESIA SOLVES HER HOUSING PROBLEM

Rhodesia Solves Her Housing Problem (1949)

House building in Rhodesia, Southern Africa.

HOUSEWIVES FOR A DAY

Housewives For A Day (1950-1951)

Nice item about Mr Smith who performs domestic chores in his house in...

CHILDREN'S TRUST HOME

Children's Trust Home (1952)

Footage of Children's trust home at Lynwode Manor in Lincolnshire.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Good Housekeeping (1952)

Footage of women checking household goods at the Institute of Good...

RIVER SCENES and BARGE COLONY aka PATHE PICTORIAL GOES UP THE RIVER

River Scenes And Barge Colony AKA Pathe Pictorial Goes Up The River (1947)

House boat dwellers...

HOP PICKERS

Hop Pickers (1946)

Great footage of Londoners going hop picking in Kent.

STARS IN THE KITCHEN

Stars In The Kitchen (1945)

Singer Dorothy Carless and her musician husband Eugene Pini check out an...

SCHOOL FLAT

School Flat (1953)

Girls at a secondary school have to clean a small flat so they learn to be good...

LEATHER FAIR

Leather Fair (1954)

The latest ideas in bags and cases from the Leather Fair in London.

KITCHEN GADGETS

Kitchen Gadgets (1954)

New Kitchen utensils being demonstrated. Regent Street, London.

NURSERY SCHOOL

Nursery School (1953)

Children at nursery school attend sessions to make them self reliant. Tilehurst,...

KITCHEN MAGIC

Kitchen Magic (1953)

Magician Billy McComb has fun doing tricks in the kitchen. Edgware, London.

SIXTY SECONDS IN BERNE ...SWITZERLAND

Sixty Seconds In Berne ...Switzerland (1923)

Travelogue style piece showing landmarks and...

SPRING STOOL

Spring Stool (1951)

Stool with spring that moves with the person sitting on it.

TRAWLING - OUT-TAKES reel 1

Trawling - Out-Takes Reel 1 (1940-1949)

Nicely shot footage for "Trawling" documentary.

PAINTING WITHOUT PAINTS aka MUSTARD AND CUSTARD PAINTING

Painting Without Paints AKA Mustard And Custard Painting (1958)

A quirky item about an amateur...

LINES OF THE TIMES

Lines Of The Times (1932)

Underwear of yesteryear is compared with the undies of 1932.

THREE GIRLS IN A BOAT

Three Girls In A Boat (1933)

Three young women enjoy a relaxing break on a yacht in Norfolk.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 50

Caught By The Camera No. 50 (1935)

Stories in this item include the opening of a new cliff top road in...

WALSH AND BARKER

Walsh And Barker (1937)

Cabaret duo, Walsh and Barker, perform comic song - 'The Duchess is Learning to...

GADGETS FOR EVE

Gadgets For Eve (1932)

Various new gadgets for the home are demonstrated.

DANCE, DANCE, DANCE LITTLE ZULU!

Dance, Dance, Dance Little Zulu! (1933)

Zulu tribesmen perform a war dance.

WOMAN EDITOR issue title is JACK AND JILL

Woman Editor Issue Title Is Jack And Jill (1942)

Whilst husband is in army, Mrs Whitaker runs his...

WOMAN STATION MASTER issue title is MUM'S THE WORD!

Woman Station Master Issue Title Is Mum's The Word! (1943)

A look at work of woman station...

A.T.S. TRAIN FOR HOUSEWORK

A.T.S. Train For Housework (1945)

A.T.S. war brides learn how to cook and keep house for when their...

MUM'S DAY OUT

Mum's Day Out (1946)

Group of middle-aged women on day trip to fairground and promenade at Southend.

INVENTIONS

Inventions (1950)

A.M. Low and Edwin Solomon give demonstration of their inventions.

PERSONALITY MEET ARTHUR ASKEY

Personality Meet Arthur Askey (1945)

Item showing comedian Arthur Askey playing about at home. Sussex...

GIRL GUIDES

Girl Guides (1926)

Nice footage of a group of girl guides coking in the open air and generally having...

CARAVANS

Caravans (1954)

Item about caravans - traditional Romany, holiday caravan camps and mobile homes.

FOUDROYANT

Foudroyant (1951)

Girl sea rangers train on tall ship "Foudroyant" at Gosport.

SECRETS OF NATURE - GREAT CRESTED GREBE

Secrets Of Nature - Great Crested Grebe (1931)

Educational film showing the Great Crested Grebe...

FIND A WORD NO. 1

Find A Word No. 1 (1940-1949)

Cinematic guessing game for children - various images which the children have...

EMETT'S IDEAL HOME

Emett's Ideal Home (1957)

Comic strip style inventor presents totally insane construction - automatic...