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HOP PICKING AUTOMATION

Hop Picking Automation (1969)

Automated machines replace people - hop picking, Kent.

WILBUR WRIGHT THE BIRD MAN

Wilbur Wright The Bird Man

Wilbur Wright takes his famous plane for a spin.

WAR'S LATEST TERROR

War's Latest Terror (1924)

Mr. Matthews - a famous inventor - demonstrates his invisible beam that...

THE AIR TAXI

The Air Taxi (1923)

M. Becheler gets into trouble with the police when he parks his aeroplane in a taxi...

CARAVAN AND CAR issue title is RAIL, ROAD AND SEA

Caravan And Car Issue Title Is Rail, Road And Sea (1936)

General Critchley shows us around his...

WEED KILLING TRAIN

Weed Killing Train (1949)

A special train sprays weedkiller along the tracks as it goes. Nottingham.

WRIGHT BROTHERS' FLIGHT

Wright Brothers' Flight (1909)

Orville Wright takes off in an aeroplane and flies over an airfield in...

 

 

PRINCE CALONNA THE SYNDIC OF ROME

Prince Calonna The Syndic Of Rome (1914-1920)

Prince Calonna of Italy and Signor Marconi in London.

DEATH OF BERNARD

Death Of Bernard (1938)

Brief shots commemorate the life of motor racing driver Bernard Rosemeyer.

AIR AGE DAWNING

Air Age Dawning (1926)

Aviation pioneer, Mr. Mines, (unsuccessfully) tests out his self-made wings on...

AUSTRALIAN NAVAL AIRCRAFT

Australian Naval Aircraft (1921)

Mrs Hughes launches the Australian naval aircraft number 1 at Hamble,...

INVENTOR OF THE CINEMATOGRAPH HONOURED

Inventor Of The Cinematograph Honoured (1939)

William Friese Green the inventor of the Cinematograph...

WHEELING ALONG

Wheeling Along (1934)

British cycling champion Miss Hamilton tries out an exercise bike and the new...

NEW CYCLE issue title DIPS INTO COMEDY

New Cycle Issue Title Dips Into Comedy (1936)

Champion cyclist Evelyn Hamilton tries out a new...

STEERING WHEEL CYCLE

Steering Wheel Cycle (1936)

Champion cyclist Evelyn Hamilton demonstrates new bicycle with steering...

EXERCISER GASTON AND ANDREE issue title is SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE ...

Exerciser Gaston And Andree Issue Title Is Should Auld Acquaintance ... (1938)

Dancers Gaston...

DONALD CAMPBELL SPEED BOAT aka WATER-JET PROPELLED SPEEDBOAT

Donald Campbell Speed Boat AKA Water-Jet Propelled Speedboat "Jetstar" Developed... (1968)

Speedboat...

SEED SOWING

Seed Sowing (1948)

Farmer John Watson uses old fashioned broadcaster to sow seeds in the field. Fakenham.

FROST FAN

Frost Fan (1949)

Footage of anti-frost fan in use in orchard in Royston, Hertfordshire.

HEN SPECTACLES

Hen Spectacles (1951)

Footage of the bizarre idea of spectacles for hens, Spalding, Lincolnshire.

LAYING TRAP NEST

Laying Trap Nest (1952)

A special device traps a hen and collects the eggs it has laid before releasing...

PIG REARER

Pig Rearer (1953)

Piglets feed from automatic milk machine at experimental farm.

TWO WAY BLOUSE

Two Way Blouse (1948)

Ex-model Rosemary Janet Dickinson demonstrates her dual-purpose blouse invention.

QUEEN VISITS A FACTORY

Queen Visits A Factory (1914-1918)

Queen Mary visits factory.

SCOOTER TENT

Scooter Tent (1959)

Great invention - a tent that is constructed on the side of a scooter.

INSTANT SCULPTURE

Instant Sculpture (1963)

A bust of Graham Hill's head is made by an automated sculpting machine.

THE MIGHTY ATOM MOTOR BIKE

The Mighty Atom Motor Bike (1945)

New miniature jeep and motorbike are presented to public.

PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES

People In Glass Houses (1945)

New use for Plexiglas in peace time.

EDISON MEMORIAL aka NEW JERSEY LNER

Edison Memorial AKA New Jersey Lner (1938)

A look at the memorial to Thomas Edison in New Jersey.

EDISON - 81

Edison - 81 (1928)

Inventor Thomas Edison celebrates his 81st birthday and shows us a new lighting...

A NOVEL FOLDING-UMBRELLA - EXPLAINED BY MISS HEATHER THATCHER

A Novel Folding-Umbrella - Explained By Miss Heather Thatcher (1922)

A collapsible umbrella is...

A PAGE FROM THE PAST

A Page From The Past (1933)

Francis Jehl, who worked with Edison, shows us the original phonograph...

HUGH RENE

Hugh Rene (1936)

Comedian Hugh Rene shows us some of his comical inventions including a lie detector.

JOAN BEECH

Joan Beech (1942)

Hi Li champion Joan Beech demonstrates her technique with bat and ball.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION

Ideal Home Exhibition (1965)

Queen Elizabeth II at 42nd Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, London.

BULLET-PROOF GLASS

Bullet-Proof Glass (1967)

Lord Shannon tests out bullet-proof glass. Merton, Surrey.

THE MAN BEHIND THE BAILEY BRIDGE

The Man Behind The Bailey Bridge (1945)

Good item showing Donald Colman Bailey, inventor of the...

WINTER LAMBING

Winter Lambing (1948)

Ewes have lambs in October due to artificial sun lamps.

STARS IN THE KITCHEN

Stars In The Kitchen (1945)

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

PORTABLE CAR & PRINCESS IS 21

Portable Car & Princess Is 21 (1947)

Shots of Princess Elizabeth and a miniature car on show in...

SMOKE FOILS BANDITS aka ANTI-BANDIT BAG

Smoke Foils Bandits AKA Anti-Bandit Bag (1959)

Cricketers Godfrey Evans and Bill Edrich do fake...

ART & SCULPTURE REMEMBER JULES VERNE

Art & Sculpture Remember Jules Verne (1966)

Jules Verne exhibition in Paris showing his works and...

MEET THE EX-KAISER'S GRANDSON!

Meet The Ex-Kaiser's Grandson! (1933)

Prince Hubertus' (grandson of ex-Kaiser Wilhelm) pays his first...

THE MELLOTRON

The Mellotron (1965)

Personalities Eric Robinson & David Nixon introduce us to the musical instrument the...

THE PRINCE PILOTS DO-X

The Prince Pilots Do-X (1930)

The Prince of Wales tries his hand at flying the huge Dornier flying...

SPECTACLES THROUGH THE AGES on sleeve as: SPECTACLES THRU THE AGES

Spectacles Through The Ages On Sleeve As: Spectacles Thru The Ages (1932)

Nice film about the...

RUBBER FLOATS THROUGH THE AIR

Rubber Floats Through The Air (1940)

An amphibious plane with rubber floats takes a demonstration...

CHRISTENING NEW SPEEDBOAT 'EMPIRE DAY' AT SLOUGH

Christening New Speedboat 'empire Day' At Slough (1938)

A new speedboat designed by T E Lawrence...

PARIS BY PLANE

Paris By Plane (1921)

General Sykes gets on board a Vicker's Viking amphibian aeroplane which sets off...

NEW YORK CITY

New York City (1922)

Guglielmo Marconi on board his yacht the 'Electra', off the coast of New York,...