British Pathe

When Two Become One (1934)

A huge steel welding machine is shown in action.

The Super Scoop (1935)

Brief item about a massive machine used for scooping coal from the ground in...

Super Glass! (1940)

Process of making glass for telescope mirrors.

Female Woodcutters Issue Title - Chords, Cues And Costers (1936)

Female woodcutters at work.

Candle Making (1970-1975)

Various shots showing the processes involved in making wax candles.

Royal Mint (1956)

The minting of coins at the Royal Mint.

Bed Testers (1960)

A mattress is tested by rotating mechanical figures at a bed factory in Northampton.

Plates By The Thousand (1961)

China plates are made at a factory (probably Wedgwood) in Barlaston,...

Queer Jobs (1934)

Railway employees with strange job titles are seen at work in Swindon.

Salt By The Acre (1934)

Good footage of the salt fields in Cagliari in Sardinia.

Carriage Made (1936)

Informative item about how a railway carriage is made and assembled. Derby,...

Getting The Needle (1937)

A look inside a sewing needle factory.

Giants Of The Riverside (1935)

Process of making iron is shown at huge industrial plant beside the...

Steel Making (1937)

A look at the work of a big steel plant in Letchworth, near London.

Candle Making Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1959)

A candle making factory in...

Notes On Music (1936)

A look at the printing processes of sheet music.

European Industries Exhibition AKA Machine Tools Exhibition (1952)

Various machine tools on show...

Tallowdips Issue Title Dips Into Comedy (1936)

Tallow-candles are made in a factory.

Salt Harvest Issue Title - Is That So (1941)

A look at the process of gathering sea salt. Australia....

Splitting Hairs (1949)

Razor blades are made and tested at factory in Glasgow, Scotland.

Coke Making (1948)

Coke production in Beckton works, London.

Hand Made Chocolates (1953)

Excellent footage of chocolates being made by hand. London.

Reconstruction In Germany (1946)

Industrial reconstruction starts in Germany.

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...

Black Diamonds (1932)

Good footage of a working coal mine in Bestwood, Nottingham.

Salt From The Sea (1933)

Men at work on the salt fields of Tunis.

The Cutter Uppers (1934)

Footage of a log chopping competition in the United States of America.

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.

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...

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.

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.