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WIND MACHINES

Wind Machines (1941)

Large wind machines which lift gliders off the ground help trainee pilots.

AUTOMATIC BANK CLERK

Automatic Bank Clerk (1960)

Item showing automatic bank clerk in London.

WASHING MACHINE

Washing Machine (1971)

Cycle of a washing machine

BUSINESS EFFICIENCY FAIR IN AMSTERDAM

Business Efficiency Fair In Amsterdam (1966)

Lots of modern business machines on display in...

40 TON FORGING

40 Ton Forging (1922)

Footage of forging machine in Halesowen, West Midlands.

AUTOMATIC CHIP MACHINE

Automatic Chip Machine (1967)

Automatic chip machine demonstrated in London.

THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

The Rock Of Gibraltar (1941)

British troops stationed at Rock of Gibraltar.

 

 

LONDON INVENTIONS

London Inventions (1938)

New devices at the London Inventions Exhibition include a door with a cupboard...

EMETT'S FLYING MACHINE

Emett's Flying Machine (1969)

Bizarre item about inventor Emett Roland and his strange flying machine....

MACHINE THAT PLOUGHS, CRUSHES AND HARROWS

Machine That Ploughs, Crushes And Harrows (1914-1918)

Footage of plough like device being pulled through...

PLOUGHING MACHINE

Ploughing Machine (1914-1918)

Item showing ploughing machine in field.

 WIRE MAKING AT RUGBY

Wire Making At Rugby (1920-1929)

Item showing men making wire - possibly something to do with telegraph...

DEMO OF CUTTING TOOL UNDERWATER

Demo Of Cutting Tool Underwater (1920-1929)

Demonstration of tool for cutting things under water.

LARGEST CHANNEL CUTTING MACHINE

Largest Channel Cutting Machine (1961)

Largest channel digging machine demonstrated.

SEWING MACHINES

Sewing Machines (1964)

Old and new sewing machines are contrasted.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 689 - THE AGE OF THE ROBOT, PING-PONG PERFECTION and...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 689 - The Age Of The Robot, Ping-Pong Perfection And... (1968)

Out...

RED DEVILS REVISIT ARNHEM

Red Devils Revisit Arnhem (1945)

Men of the First Airborne Division return to Arnhem.

THE BIRD MACHINE

The Bird Machine (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for THE BIRD MACHINE in G 1235

OWEN GUN  issue title is ACCOUNT RENDERED

Owen Gun Issue Title Is Account Rendered (1942)

Australian inventor Evelyn Owen demonstrates his...

ABACUS V MODERN CALCULATOR

Abacus V Modern Calculator (1967)

The abacus beats the modern calculator in competition in Hong Kong.

AUTO VALET

Auto Valet (1969)

Great story showing a woman using a 24 hour dry-cleaning dispensing machine in London.

CIGARETTE MACHINE

Cigarette Machine (1933)

Item showing 1933 cigarette machine.

NEW EARTH DIGGING MACHINE

New Earth Digging Machine (1959)

New excavator on display in Soviet Union.

MULTI-LINGUAL TYPEWRITER

Multi-Lingual Typewriter (1967)

An IBM golf ball typewriter is able to type in lots of different...

TRENCHANT MECHANICAL DIGGER - CUTTING A ROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA

Trenchant Mechanical Digger - Cutting A Road In South Africa (1914-1918)

A digging machine cuts a...

BALTIMORE MD

Baltimore Md (1914-1918)

World's largest coal pier - machinery in action.

WORKERS AND MACHINES; 1918   aka AGRICULTURE IMPLEMENTS

Workers And Machines; 1918 AKA Agriculture Implements (1914-1918)

Various scenes of man and farm...

BARREL OF 14

Barrel Of 14" Gun Being Hosted Aboard Ship (1914-1918)

Large gun barrel is raised on pulley of ship.

HAY MAKING AND SOLDIERS MARCHING.

Hay Making And Soldiers Marching. (1914-1918)

Mixed up item which includes hay or wheat threshing.

INDUSTRIAL NEWS SUPPLEMENT  SODA WATER FACTORY

Industrial News Supplement Soda Water Factory (1920-1939)

Good footage of Schweppes soda water...

THE TENNIS MACHINE  aka RENE LACOSTE

The Tennis Machine AKA Rene Lacoste (1920-1929)

Lengthy item showing tennis player Rene Lacoste and the...

A NEW FARM TRACTOR

A New Farm Tractor (1914-1918)

Cletrac tractor driven by a woman pulls a mechanised tiller or plough along a...

HYDRAULICS

Hydraulics (1964)

A Hydraulics Research Station uses models to predict the currents and tides of the...

TROOPS FROM THE GOLD COAST

Troops From The Gold Coast (1941)

Black African soldiers being trained to fight in British Army.

W.A.A.F ARMOURERS

W.A.A.F Armourers (1941)

The W.A.A.F. learn how to arm aeroplanes and maintain the machines.

WINTER HAS COME IN AMERICA

Winter Has Come In America (1929)

The army adapts to winter conditions by donning skis and snowshoes...

SELF SEALING TANK

Self Sealing Tank (1940)

American engineers demonstrate a petrol tank that can be shot at without...

THEY'RE FIREPOROOF

They're Fireporoof (1966)

New fireproof clothing demonstrated.

NEW POLICE EQUIPMENT

New Police Equipment (1969)

Early fax machines used by Sussex Police in Lewes to catch thief of stolen...

LONDON aka AUTO BANK KIOSK

London AKA Auto Bank Kiosk (1969)

Item showing new Auto Bank service in Oxford Street, London.

BUSINESS EFFICIENCY EXHIBITION

Business Efficiency Exhibition (1969)

The latest developments in business technology on display in...

ARMY EXERCISES IN ENGLAND - JUNE 1943

Army Exercises In England - June 1943 (1943)

Footage of British and American soldier on exercises in...

AMERICAN WHEAT HARVEST

American Wheat Harvest (1946)

American farmers use mass production methods to gather in their bumper...

 US TOLL GATE

Us Toll Gate (1955)

Automatic toll gate on New Jersey freeway.

 PRINGLES MATERIAL

Pringles Material (1950-1959)

Making Pringle sweaters - journey of fleece from Himalayas to Pringle Factory...

SMALLPOX IN HEIDELBERG

Smallpox In Heidelberg (1950-1959)

Doctors fighting smallpox in Heidelberg, Western Germany.

ATLAS MISSILE FLOWN A RECORD 9,000 MILES

Atlas Missile Flown A Record 9,000 Miles (1960)

Missile launched from Cape Canaveral. Good quality...

1961 HANOVER FAIR

1961 Hanover Fair (1961)

Overview of the 1961 Hanover Fair in Germany exhibiting technological and...

BRITISH SCIENCE DISPLAY IN ACCRA - REEL ONE.

British Science Display In Accra - Reel One. (1962)

Opening of the British Science display in...

DO IT YOURSELF ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY MACHINE

Do It Yourself Artificial Kidney Machine (1967)

Karl Rall works on making artificial kidney...