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OLD TYPEWRITERS

Old Typewriters (1950)

An exhibition of typewriters through the ages at Olympia, London.

X-RAYS FOR ALL

X-Rays For All (1944)

Girls at a clothing factory are given free medical check ups and x-rays.

ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIBER

Electronic Transcriber (1952)

Joyce Macgram operates electronic transcriber. London.

PIG REARER

Pig Rearer (1953)

Piglets feed from automatic milk machine at experimental farm.

GLAMOUR TREATMENT

Glamour Treatment (1950)

Girl receives a head to toe beauty treatment in London's cosmetic salon.

SNAKESKIN BAGS

Snakeskin Bags (1951)

Good footage of snakeskin bags being made at factory in London.

WASHING MACHINE

Washing Machine (1952)

Footage of miniature washing machine being assembled and demonstrated. London.

 

 

THE ART OF GETTING TYRED

The Art Of Getting Tyred (1933)

Excellent story about how tyres for the wheels of locomotives work.

BOYS OF THE NEW BRIGADE

Boys Of The New Brigade (1935)

Footage of an mechanic training school for aeroplanes, Halton.

MAKING ENGINE WHEELS

Making Engine Wheels (1936)

Great shots of GWR Workshop making wheels and axles for steam engines.

EYES SAFETY FIRST

Eyes Safety First (1939)

Item urges people to wear protective glasses at work in factories.

THE PLOUGH issue title is HAPPY DAYS

The Plough Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

A look at how ploughs work and have developed over the...

COMMANDOS OR HARVEST THATCHING GIRLS issue title - ALL DRESSED UP!

Commandos Or Harvest Thatching Girls Issue Title - All Dressed Up! (1943)

Land girls rake and...

ROBOT RADIOS

Robot Radios (1948)

Inventor John Sargrove and the mass production of his radio invention by machines.

PEAT

Peat (1949)

Contrast in digging in the Shetlands and Eire.

ZIP FASTENERS

Zip Fasteners (1950)

A look at how zip fasteners are made in the Kynoch Works at Witton, Birmingham.

REMOTE CONTROLLED LAUNCH

Remote Controlled Launch (1950-1951)

Remote controlled launch is tested off coast of Portsmouth, Hampshire.

MECHANICAL TOYS

Mechanical Toys (1952)

Various old mechanical toys are repaired and shown at Kensington, London.

TEA CENTRE

Tea Centre (1953)

Look at Tea Centre, cafe which gives customers history of tea as well as a decent cuppa!

MODEL CAR PARK

Model Car Park (1953)

New innovative design for car park of the future. Bexley Heath in Kent.

RAINMAKER

Rainmaker (1949)

Crop sprinkling machine which creates a rain effect.

HARVEST ROBOTS

Harvest Robots (1931)

Modern harvesting and ploughing equipment is contrasted with old fashioned methods.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 20

Caught By The Camera No. 20 (1935)

Stories in this item include road sweeping in France and footage of...

LISTENING POST

Listening Post (1940)

Duplicate story - BBC radio editors monitor overseas broadcasts (this version...

NON STOP TRACTOR!

Non Stop Tractor! (1940)

Illinois farmer Frank Andrew shows how his automatic tractor helps with work on...

A FISHING REVOLUTION

A Fishing Revolution (1931)

New developments in refrigeration on board fishing trawler.

"Treating 'em Rough!" - Filmed At Dollis Hill (1932)

Good footage of engineers performing various...

GARAGE ROBOT

Garage Robot (1953)

Saluting robot stands outside a petrol station in Stratford St Mary, Suffolk.

INVENTIONS

Inventions (1950)

A.M. Low and Edwin Solomon give demonstration of their inventions.

SWEET - BUT UNREFINED!

Sweet - But Unrefined! (1933)

Sugar beet plant in Ohio and beet harvester in Hampshire.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 8

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 8 (1934)

Grape picking in Italy, a foot measuring machine...

BRICKS BY THE MILLION!

Bricks By The Million! (1935)

Bricks made a Peterborough brickworks and two chimneys demolished in...

THE MARCH OF THE MILLIONS

The March Of The Millions (1932)

Book production, banana imports and making money at the mint.

WAR EXHIBITION

War Exhibition (1943)

An outdoor exhibition in blitzed London shows everything needed to equip an army.

FARMING RICE aka RICELANDS OF AUSTRALIA issue title is GOOD HUNTING

Farming Rice AKA Ricelands Of Australia Issue Title Is Good Hunting (1944)

Rice crops growing...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 134

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 134 (1940)

New inventions: substance that stops bleeding, a perpetual...

SEE HOW THEY RUN!

See How They Run! "A-Shunting We Will Go!" (1931)

A new control tower for railway wagons is...

SCIENCE AND THE FARMER

Science And The Farmer (1950-1959)

Educational film showing how scientists and farmers work together to...

I AM A CAR version 1

I Am A Car Version 1 (1954)

Lovely documentary about Austin Cambridge cars - great commentary as if...

LOCOMOTIVE TESTING STATION

Locomotive Testing Station (1948)

New locomotive testing station in Rugby, Warwickshire.

WONDER OF THE FENS

Wonder Of The Fens (1934)

Minster of Agriculture opens the pumping plant which will drain the fens of...

BREAD FOR THE WORLD

Bread For The World (1940-1949)

Harvest time in Washington State.

PRINTING THE DAILY EXPRESS aka DAILY EXPRESS PRINTING

Printing The Daily Express AKA Daily Express Printing (1940)

Various shots of printing presses...

COPPER MINE IS IN ACTION AGAIN

Copper Mine Is In Action Again (1966)

Coper mine in Cobar, Australia, is working again.

MARCH OF TIME - CHINA FIGHTS BACK

March Of Time - China Fights Back (1940)

An issue of the "March of Time" examining Chinese politics.

TIME TO REMEMBER - FAST AND FAR  IN THE TWENTIES  1927   - reel 3

Time To Remember - Fast And Far In The Twenties 1927 - Reel 3 (1920-1929)

A look at the...

WINDMILL

Windmill (1948)

Item showing working windmill near Woodbridge, Suffolk.

JAPANESE SHIP 'AKI MARU' DISPLAYS JAPANESE GOODS IN AUSTRALIA

Japanese Ship 'aki Maru' Displays Japanese Goods In Australia (1960)

Japanese trade fair...

A FINE ACHIEVEMENT  aka AMMUNITION FACTORY - SOUTH AFRICA

A Fine Achievement AKA Ammunition Factory - South Africa (1940-1949)

Munitions factory is built at...

UNCLE SAM GEARS UP!

Uncle Sam Gears Up! (1940)

US factories increase production of war materials - good shots of American...