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TYPEWRITER FOR MUSIC

Typewriter For Music (1961)

Footage of Miss Lillian Pavey listening to music and typing out the notes on...

APPRENTICES' HOVERCRAFT

Apprentices' Hovercraft (1962)

Engineering apprentices demonstrate hovercraft they have built...

'COPTER DOCTOR

'copter Doctor (1962)

Demonstration of mobile operating theatre in Germany.

MAKE AIR DO IT!

Make Air Do It! (1964)

An inflatable shelter is pumped up for display in a field in Maidenhead,...

GIANT NUTCRACKER

Giant Nutcracker (1967-1968)

An automatic nut cracking machine shells cashew nuts. Langley, Berkshire.

LONDON - ELECTRONIC SLIMMING

London - Electronic Slimming (1968)

A new invention that uses electricity to help women lose weight.

COIN CARRIERS aka PLASTIC TUBES REPLACE MONEY BAGS IN BANKS

Coin Carriers AKA Plastic Tubes Replace Money Bags In Banks (1968)

New way of counting coins in...

 

 

NEWSCASTER AT WATERLOO

Newscaster At Waterloo (1968)

Illuminated message board at Waterloo Station shows latest news headlines...

TELESCOPIC TUGS

Telescopic Tugs (1968)

Tugs with telescopic wheelhouses pass easily under low bridges. London.

VIDEOPHONE

Videophone (1970)

Footage of the new videophone being demonstrated. Taplow, Buckinghamshire.

SWIMMING AID

Swimming Aid (1969)

Man demonstrates new motorised swimming aid in a pool in Utrecht, Holland.

CIGARETTE TESTING

Cigarette Testing (1949)

Footage of experiments being carried out on different types of cigarettes in...

ROUGHOMETER

Roughometer (1949)

A roughometer measures the irregularities in the road surface. Buckinghamshire.

CROSSING INDICATOR

Crossing Indicator (1949)

New pedestrian crossing indicator, London.

AUTO PUMP

Auto Pump (1950)

A pump for flat tyres is demonstrated, London.

CLOTHES HOIST

Clothes Hoist (1950)

Footage of new rotary washing line in Kingsbury, London.

GOGGLE WIPERS

Goggle Wipers (1951)

Footage of woman wearing goggles with small wiper blades. London.

CARRY SAFE

Carry Safe (1951)

Footage of the thief proof carry case, London.

CURVED WINDSCREEN

Curved Windscreen (1948)

New curved windscreens demonstrated in London.

POCKET FAN

Pocket Fan (1949)

Model wearing undies uses battery-powered electric pocket fan.

MOVABLE WARDROBE

Movable Wardrobe (1952)

Footage of wardrobe with wheels being moved. London.

USEFUL HINTS

Useful Hints (1926)

Tea straining device is demonstrated.

WILBUR WRIGHT THE BIRD MAN

Wilbur Wright The Bird Man

Wilbur Wright takes his famous plane for a spin.

PUNCTURE PROOF TYRES

Puncture Proof Tyres (1948)

Demonstration of puncture proof tyres and what antipuncture compound looks...

AIR FORCE TESTS FOR FUTURE SPACE FLIGHTS AND EFFECTS ON PILOTS

Air Force Tests For Future Space Flights And Effects On Pilots (1957)

High-speed flights for...

COCOONING AIRCRAFT aka MOTHBALLING RAF LANCASTERS

Cocooning Aircraft AKA Mothballing RAF Lancasters (1950)

American method of completely wrapping...

BULLET PROOF VEST

Bullet Proof Vest (1915)

Invention: the Bullet-proof vest; or Steel Waistcoat.

CONCRETE BOAT

Concrete Boat (1914-1918)

Concrete Boat; Ca 1918

AEROPLANE LAUNCHED FROM MOTORBOAT

Aeroplane Launched From Motorboat (1914-1918)

Aeroplane takes off from motorboat going 55 mph. America.

GAS BAG CARS

Gas Bag Cars (1914-1918)

Gas bag cars demonstrated on town streets.

TESTING INVALID CAR

Testing Invalid Car (1946)

New car for disabled people tested.

MACHINE MADE EXERCISES

Machine Made Exercises (1920-1929)

Various devices which help women to lose weight.

DOUBLE LEMON AIRSHIP

Double Lemon Airship (1920-1929)

'Double Lemon' airship takes first test flight at Dayton, Ohio.

MULTIFLORA WHEAT HARVEST

Multiflora Wheat Harvest (1950-1959)

Harvesting, & examining new type of corn which produces more wheat per...

CRIMINAL DETECTOR aka COSH

Criminal Detector AKA Cosh (1956)

New device which marks criminals with indelible dye.

DOLL FACTORY

Doll Factory (1963)

An item about the manufacture of plastic dolls.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 422 - reel 1 OF 2 - SKELETON STAFF and NO HANDS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 422 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Skeleton Staff And No Hands (1963)

Cuts (rushes,...

AQUAPLANING beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Aquaplaning Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1964)

Tire testing - tires are subjected...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 537 -  reel 2 of 2 - LIQUEUR CHOCOLATES and SNOGOMETER

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 537 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Liqueur Chocolates And Snogometer (1965)

Cuts...

ARISTOCRAT BIKE

Aristocrat Bike (1965)

New fold up bicycle in use around Pangbourne, Berkshire.

AERIAL SCOOTER

Aerial Scooter (1966)

Wing Commander Kenneth Wallis demonstrates his mini-helicopter in the garden of his...

LUXURY CARABUS

Luxury Carabus (1966)

A novel combination of caravan and coach contains lots of home comforts for an...

GOLF BALL MANUFACTURE

Golf Ball Manufacture (1966)

Golf balls are manufactured in a factory and thoroughly tested to ensure...

HOVERBATS

Hoverbats (1967)

New hover vehicles are tried out on a field and lake in Apethorpe - not entirely...

THROWAWAY LINES aka PAPER CROCKERY

Throwaway Lines AKA Paper Crockery (1967)

Paper tableware is made at a factory then used for serving...

NIGHTMARE ROBOTS

Nightmare Robots (1968)

Comedian Bruce Lacey shows us his surreal home-made robots.

LONDON beware - other Colour Pics share this title aka MODERN PLAYGROUND -...

London Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title AKA Modern Playground -... (1968)

Children...

"Smash ... But Impossible To Grab"! (1932)

Demonstration of new anti theft device - throw a brick...

"The Motor Cycle Of The Air" (1932)

A small plane for everyday use - you certainly wouldn't get me up...

UP LIKE A ROCKET ... DOWN LIKE A STICK! aka UPLIKE A ROCKET

Up Like A Rocket ... Down Like A Stick! AKA Uplike A Rocket (1933)

A German inventor builds a...