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THE SEAL OF AUTHORITY

The Seal Of Authority (1934)

Good footage of how the South African royal seal is made.

SLIDING HOME

Sliding Home (1935)

Woodmen hard at work in the Bavarian Alps in Southern Germany.

CHARLES PATHE

Charles Pathe (1929)

Footage of Charles Pathe - probably outside the Pathe building in Wardour Street.

BUSYBODIES OF THE BAHAMAS

Busybodies Of The Bahamas (1935)

Sugar extracted from sugar cane and baskets made from palm leaves in...

THE GOLDEN FLEECE!

The Golden Fleece! (1935)

Sheep are herded, sheared and the wool is sent to Sydney where men bid for it...

THE SALT OF THE EARTH

The Salt Of The Earth (1936)

Visitors to the Austrian Tyrol take a tour of the salt mines, where they...

A LITTLE TWIST

A Little Twist (1930)

Workers twist tobacco then dance a celebration dance at the end of the working day.

 

 

THE SUPER SELF HELPER!

The Super Self Helper! (1937)

Gigantic dredger is use on River Danube.

TIME LAPSES

Time Lapses (1938)

Good footage of a flower blooming with the use of a time lapse camera.

JIBOUTI'S SALT CELLARS!

Jibouti's Salt Cellars! (1939)

African men work on the salt marshes of Jibouti.

SALT CELLARS!

Salt Cellars! (1931)

Salt mines in Cheshire - brine is extracted and dried out to produce salt.

WIND TUNNEL

Wind Tunnel (1955)

Model aircraft are subject to various pressures at the De Havilland Aircraft Co.

SOUTH AFRICA 'GOES TO IT'

South Africa 'goes To It' (1940)

South African men at work in armaments factories as part of the war...

BOMBS, BOMBS, BEAUTIFUL BOMBS!

Bombs, Bombs, Beautiful Bombs! (1940)

Good footage of bombs being manufactured as part of South...

MILITARY MILLINERY

Military Millinery (1940)

Complete process of making tin helmets for South African soldiers.

ALL WOOLLY!

All Woolly! (1940)

Good footage of the wool industry in South Africa.

KEEPING THE

Keeping The "Buts" Out Of Butter (1930)

Processes involved in making butter.

BILLY

Billy (1931)

A tree is felled by donkey power.

THE SUPER BARGE

The Super Barge (1933)

An industrial barge is contrasted with much smaller canal barges.

EGYPTS WEMBLEY aka EGYPT'S WEMBLEY version 2 of 2

Egypts Wembley AKA Egypt's Wembley Version 2 Of 2 (1926)

King Fuad at Cairo's Agricultural and...

THE

The "Grate" Highway (1933)

A new Continental method of road building is seen, using steel grating and...

BOOTS BANDS

Boots Bands (1934)

Members of a Kettering brass band are seen at work in a shoe factory.

RAFT FOLK

Raft Folk (1934)

Men guide a rough raft down a rapid mountain river in Styria.

THE WORLD IS ROUND!

The World Is Round! (1935)

Processes involved in the manufacture of globes at an Austrian factory.

LOGGING ALONG THE MOUNTAINSIDE!

Logging Along The Mountainside! (1936)

Log men of the Bavarian Alps transport logs down a...

CRASH !

Crash ! (1932)

Footage of stuntman Harry Lorraine jumping through sheet of glass.

TOYS

Toys (1932)

Excellent footage of model railway factory in Walthamstow, Greater London.

BIRMINGHAM - BIF OPENS aka BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR AT BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham - Bif Opens AKA British Industries Fair At Birmingham (1953)

Various exhibits at the...

BARBARA WOOD issue title is MILES AND SMILES

Barbara Wood Issue Title Is Miles And Smiles (1936)

Barbara Wood cabaret acrobat performs graceful...

BRICKS OF OLD

Bricks Of Old (1938)

The process of making bricks by hand is shown at a family business in county Durham.

MACARONI

Macaroni (1939)

Pasta factory in Scotland.

COMPASSES issue title - THIS WAY PLEASE

Compasses Issue Title - This Way Please (1939)

A look at the processes involved in making a...

COAL CABLE CAR

Coal Cable Car (1939)

A cable car system transports buckets of coal from Kent colliery to Dover harbour.

MAKING CRICKET BALLS issue title HOW'S THAT?

Making Cricket Balls Issue Title How's That? (1939)

Traditional way of making cricket balls by hand...

SHELLS FOR GUNS

Shells For Guns (1941)

Men and women in South Africa make shells for guns as part of the war effort.

SMOKE

Smoke (1941)

A look at various things which can produce smoke.

LUMBERJACKS issue title is JACK AND JILL

Lumberjacks Issue Title Is Jack And Jill (1942)

Lumberjacks at work in hills of Strathclyde.

ORGAN issue title - ALL IN GOOD TIME

Organ Issue Title - All In Good Time (1943)

Good footage of how a cinema organ is made.

HOSIERY on sleeve as HOISERY issue title is LET'S JOIN THE LADIES

Hosiery On Sleeve As Hoisery Issue Title Is Let's Join The Ladies (1944)

Rayon stockings being...

GLASS FABRIC

Glass Fabric (1944)

Glass fibre is made into material to be used in insulating blankets and wadding.

FIRST PRIVATE ATOM REACTOR aka ALDERMASTON ATOMIC RESEARCH REACTOR

First Private Atom Reactor AKA Aldermaston Atomic Research Reactor (1956)

Britain's first...

GERMANY - INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FAIR AT HANOVER

Germany - International Industrial Fair At Hanover (1969)

Heavy construction machinery on display...

FORESTRY

Forestry (1948)

Tree felling in Wales.

PROPELLOR FOUNDRY

Propellor Foundry (1948)

Propellors for ocean-going liners are manufactured at Stone's foundry in...

HOME PLANNING

Home Planning (1948)

A young couple drop into the Council of Industrial Design for advice on setting up...

NEW FURNITURE

New Furniture (1950)

Footage of innovative furniture being demonstrated, London.

XMAS CRACKERS

Xmas Crackers (1950)

Good footage of Christmas crackers being made at factory in Wembley, London.

CIGARS

Cigars (1952)

Good footage of cigar making factory in London.

ECHO CHAMBER

Echo Chamber (1952)

Footage of sound recordists demonstrating how sound recordings are played back....

SCREEN TEST

Screen Test (1944)

Footage of screen test for the young actress Gillian Webb.