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Just Gears (1932)

Strange look at gears and cogs in close-up.

The Robot Golfer! (1934)

Soundtrack only; visuals missing.

Watch The White Line! (1940)

A new machine paints the white lines down the middle of the road.

The New Coiffure (1931)

A model and hairdresser show off the latest hairstyle, the "Mingle".

Wheel-Obatics (1934)

Women and men use exercise wheels in a studio.

Car Radio (1929)

Strange invention is demonstrated - possibly the forerunner of the in-car stereo!

Clock-Works (1932)

Preserved clocks and mechanical figures are seen in Switzerland.

Bristles And Brushes (1926)

Film showing how brushes are made from pig bristles.

The Morse Machine (1940)

New machine invented in Italy transmits Morse characters through a lens.

King Coal! (1940)

Good shots of workers in a new Italian coal mine near Trieste.

Perpetual Motion (1938)

Proposals for construction 'perpetual motion' machines - none of them works.

Mechanical Elephant (1949)

Footage of mechanical elephant giving children a ride at Pickering Park in...

Spare Part Art (1963)

Weird and wonderful artworks by Bruce Lacey are made from found objects.

Tube Takes No Travellers (1932)

Great footage of the Post Office's 'Mail Tube', stretching from...

The Car Parking Machine (1932)

Amazing vertical Car Parking Machine in Chicago.

'ops (1926)

Nice film about hop picking contrasting new mechanical methods with hand picking of old.

Things Are Not What They Seem (1929)

Funny film which shows stocking shaping machines in action.

The Hare And The Hounds (1930)

Girls chase a male "hare" cross country on bicycles - it is a paper...

Getting Down To It! (1940)

Large American women exercise to reduce their weight.

The Evolution Of The Film - Part ? (1928)

Early cinematic equipment is demonstrated and early film of...

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 74 (1936)

Phosphorite mine, typewriter in a taxi and a...

Dryland Swimming (1935)

A woman perfects her swimming strokes in a living room using a specially...

Voltaire (1950)

Magician Voltaire makes lightbulbs light up just by touching them.

Mechanical Toys (1952)

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

Stars In The Kitchen (1945)

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

Speaking Clock AKA Time (1954)

A man dials 'TIM' then we hear and see the workings of the speaking...

Noughts And Crosses Machine (1949)

Inventor E.W. Davies and his machine that plays noughts and...

Boring Artesian Wells (1914-1918)

Footage of water well being bored by C Isler and Co in the countryside.

Wind Tunnel (1955)

Model aircraft are subject to various pressures at the De Havilland Aircraft Co.

Caught By The Camera No. 20 (1935)

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

The Massage Robot! (1931)

Story about a new massage machine - very strange!

Gobblers! (1931)

Various shots of ducks and turkeys on a poultry farm. Automatic plucking machine shown.

Tin Soldiers Of Today (1932)

Quirky story about metal dummies used to test the heat retaining...

Garage Robot (1953)

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

International Fair In Poznan AKA Polish International Fair (1948)

Various shots of different...

Ten Pin Bowling (1960)

The first British tenpin bowling alley opens at Stamford Hill, North London.

Binding The Book Of The Prince Of Wales - With Interruptions From Mr George... (1923)

Comedian...

Underground School (1955)

Trainees are taken through safety procedures for London Underground trains.

Sweep Dreams! (1935)

Mad story about a man dreaming of a giant vacuum cleaner!

Peeps Through The Window Of The World! No. 2 (1934)

Sheep with extra leg, cricket pitches and...

Sewing Machine (1955)

Model Patti Morgan runs up a sexy sun suit on her new electric sewing machine.

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 316 - Skis For Export, Slim Jim And Elizabethan Dinner (1961)

Out...