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MAKING FOOTBALLS

Making Footballs (1970-1979)

Various shots of leather footballs being made in a workshop.

LEATHER CRAFT

Leather Craft (1946)

Latest fashions in leather goods presented in London - gloves, handbags, leather...

MAKING ARTIFICIAL LEATHER

Making Artificial Leather (1963)

Artificial leather making in Hungary.

PAVEMENT POUNDERS  HOW THE ENGLISH LAST SHOES ARE MADE TO LAST

Pavement Pounders How The English Last Shoes Are Made To Last (1932)

Shoe manufacturing...

WINTER FASHIONS

Winter Fashions (1967)

Women's leather and suede clothes.

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR Reel 2

The Elevation Of Labour Reel 2 (1930)

Co-operative Co-Partnership film - good shots of factory workers...

ALMOST THE 5 MINUTE MILE

Almost The 5 Minute Mile (1954)

Diane Leather misses the mile-in-five-minute-record

 

 

MOSCOW ATHLETES V. NORTHERN SELECTED

Moscow Athletes V. Northern Selected (1954)

Women's Mile race, men's three mile race, Pirie takes...

LIGHT LEATHER FROM ANIMAL SKINS

Light Leather From Animal Skins (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the processes involved in tanning...

FOOTBALL FACTORY

Football Factory (1946)

Process of making footballs in a factory.

FASHIONS IN LEATHER

Fashions In Leather (1959)

Models parade some elegant fashion garments in leather and fur.

REPTILE EXPERT aka ALLIGATOR MAN

Reptile Expert AKA Alligator Man (1963)

An expert shows us some of his collection of 60 rare reptiles...

NEAREST IN UNDERSTANDING aka NEWEST IN UNDERSTANDING

Nearest In Understanding AKA Newest In Understanding (1938)

Models rehearse for the Shoe and...

CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP

Cross Country Championship (1955)

Diane Leather wins cross country race at Leeds. Pirie wins cross...

SAFER IN CAR BELTS aka DEMONSTRATION CRASHES FOR PROOF

Safer In Car Belts AKA Demonstration Crashes For Proof (1962)

Testing safety belts with crash...

FISH LEATHER

Fish Leather (1949)

Fish skins are turned into a material used to make belts, shoes and bags. Mitcham,...

LEATHER FAIR

Leather Fair (1954)

The latest ideas in bags and cases from the Leather Fair in London.

LORD LEATHERS

Lord Leathers (1941)

Lord Leathers, Minister of War Transport, calls for more ship building.

1969 SHOE FASHIONS

1969 Shoe Fashions (1968)

A small gathering at the London Shoe Week show, models on the catwalk show the...

BRITISH TEAM LEAVE FOR EUROPEAN GAMES

British Team Leave For European Games (1950-1959)

British team leaving for European Games including...

ATHLETIC - BRITISH GIRLS BEAT CZECHS

Athletic - British Girls Beat Czechs (1954)

At Ostrava, a team of British girl athletes defeat a...

BRITISH DELEGATION VISIT TUNIS

British Delegation Visit Tunis (1969)

British delegation of MP's visits Tunis.

MINISTER OF WAR TRANSPORT

Minister Of War Transport (1941)

Minister of War Transport, Mr F. J. Leathers at Whitehall.

LEATHER MUST LAST

Leather Must Last (1945)

Public information trailer telling us how to look after our shoes.

BRITAIN V RUSSIA

Britain V Russia (1957)

British and Russian athletes meet at White City, London.

ENGLAND V. POLAND

England V. Poland (1957)

English athletes, both men and women, beat Poland at White City athletic...

SIR WILLIAM TRELOAR Reel 1

Sir William Treloar Reel 1 (1907-1910)

Scenes at the Treloar Trust children's hospital. Happy kids and...

SUNSHINE FOR EXPORT

Sunshine For Export (1949)

Film showing different goods South Africa produces for export, with emphasis...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL GENERAL GOERING IS WELCOMED IN ROME, PERRY V VINES AT MADISON...

News In A Nutshell General Goering Is Welcomed In Rome, Perry V Vines At Madison... (1937)

Roundup...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

People In The News (1951)

Ike visits the American fleet - Winston Churchill works to build his Cabinet...

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR PRESENTATION

Sportsman Of The Year Presentation (1957)

Sportsman of the year presentation awards.

MILLIONS TAKE A BREATHER

Millions Take A Breather (1958)

Round up of sporting and holiday events for Bank Holiday.