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Reconstruction In Germany (1946)

Industrial reconstruction starts in Germany.

British Industries Fair Olympia. (1948)

Crowds at Olympia fair London.

The Hole In The Macaroni AKA The Manufacturing Of Vermicelli And Macaroni (1957)

A look at...

Slate Quarry Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1964)

Good footage of men at work in a...

Beating Out A Living (1935)

Copper is beaten and shaped into a large bucket.

Links In The Chain (1940)

Good footage of enormous anchor chains being made at an Italian steelworks.

The Annual Howlfeast (1929)

Various shots of kiddies at a baby show.

The Big Splash! (1929)

Transportation of large tree trunks by chutes, trolleys, trains and barges.

Good Fellers (1933)

Tree fellers at work in Forest in Australia.

Raisin' Resin! (1935)

Item showing processes involved in making resin from tree sap.

Something To See Through! (1935)

Processes involved in the making of a pane of glass at an Austrian...

Corpus Christi Celebrations (1924)

A religious procession at an Irish Industrial School.

Timber Issue Title - Saw, Song And Sally (1937)

Large maple trees are cut down by hand and...

Umbrella Making Issue Title Is One Moment Please (1940)

Umbrellas being hand made in a factory.

Gases (1940)

Item showing manufacture and use of certain gases.

Brushes Issue Title - For Goodness Sake ! (1943)

Nice item about the making of brushes.

Fore !! AKA Golf Balls (1946)

Nice item about the making of a golf ball.

Rope Making (1948)

Sisal is transformed into thick rope at factory in Charlton, London.

Shot Tower (1950)

Footage of lead pellet making in Edmonton, Greater London.

Radiators (1951)

Footage of radiators being made in factory in Southall, London.

Brush Making (1951)

Good footage of brush making factory in Holloway, London.

Castles In The Air (1946)

Great story shows processes involved in making nylon stockings.

Ultra Close-Ups (1953)

Quiz where we have to guess the everyday objects seen in ultra close-up.

Billiard Balls (1953)

Billiard balls are made in a London workshop.

Lace Making (1953)

Lengths of lace fabric are manufactured in Nottingham.

Cigarette Making (1948)

Cigarettes making in North London factory.

Pipe Dream (1945)

Short film showing how the pipes are made.

Transparent Soap (1954)

Excellent footage of soap making at a factory in Middlesex.

Logging (1954)

Good footage of log felling in Quebec, Canada.

M.I.R.A. Car Testing Ground (1951)

Car & bus driving along pave track, cars along bumpy road track,...

German Petroleum Industry (1940)

German petroleum travels from oil rigs to refineries.

Helicopter Service For Bif (1950)

Footage of helicopter for passengers taking off for the British...

Turbines For St Lawrence Seaway (1957)

Turbines are mass produced for St Lawrence seaway station in...

Demolition (1971)

Techniques involved in the demolition of industrial areas

Colne (1972)

Item showing Colne in Lancashire.

Manufacture Of Plastic (1970-1979)

Sections from a short documentary about the making of plastics by ICI.

Ocean Liner Launched (1917)

Footage of large liner being launched.

Newcastle Bridge (1920-1930)

Construction continues on bridge at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear.

Lakehurst Zri Airship (1920-1929)

Footage of the Lakehurst ZRI airship.

GEC Buildings (1910-1920)

General Electric Company buildings.

George V (1918-1920)

King George V meeting various workers and Naval men.

Increase Manufacture Output (1947)

Various animation outling pro-active approaches to national trade

Safeguarding AKA Safeguarding A Nation Record C (1930)

Interesting film about protection of...

Giant Dragline AKA Giant Drag Line (1955)

The world's largest mobile dragline (giant bulldozer) in...

Rose Petal Cigarettes (1959)

For those with sensitive lips - cigarettes with rose petal tips.

Farm Automation (1957)

An item showing the automatic harvesting and shelling of peas for quick freezing.

Portable Swimming Pool AKA Fibreglass Swimming Pool (1958)

A look at a fibreglass factory and the...