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DISMANTLING DOCK CRANES

Dismantling Dock Cranes (1970-1979)

Men dismantling dock cranes.

WONDER GARDEN AND UNUSABLE MACHINERY EXHIBITION

Wonder Garden And Unusable Machinery Exhibition (1960)

Swiss artist creates 'useless machinery' ...

SCRAP ARTIST

Scrap Artist (1962)

An item about Jess Watkins, an ex-mariner turned artist, who creates sculptures from...

SCRAP DRIVE

Scrap Drive (1952)

Minister of Supply, Duncan Sandys, visits a scrap yard to encourage their trade.

STEEL MAKING

Steel Making (1937)

A look at the work of a big steel plant in Letchworth, near London.

FASHIONS IN METAL

Fashions In Metal (1966)

New extravagant clothes designs on show in Paris.

OPENING NEW BLAST FURNACE IN HOLLAND

Opening New Blast Furnace In Holland (1967)

New blast furnace in Holland.

 

 

MAKING ARMSTRONG GUN

Making Armstrong Gun (1920-1929)

Making large guns at Armstrong Whitworth factory.

LOAD BEING LIFTED

Load Being Lifted (1910-1920)

Scrap metal lifted by large magnet.

OLD CARS BURN UP

Old Cars Burn Up (1958)

Scrap cars are fed into a smoke eliminating furnace in New York.

CAR DUMP

Car Dump (1943)

Female workers salvage old cars at Crystal Palace, London.

GYPSIES' PROBLEM

Gypsies' Problem (1962)

Gypsies evicted from Darenth Wood camp by side of A2 road - very poor living...

METAL FASHIONS

Metal Fashions (1969)

Fabulous colour footage of new paper, leather and metal fashions by Paco Rabanne.

METAL DETECTORS

Metal Detectors (1948)

Metal detectors being used in civilian life - in timber yard and by road builders....

SCRAP FOR ARMS

Scrap For Arms

A ship full of scrap metal is off loaded at a British port.

STEEL MAKING

Steel Making (1948)

Largest & smallest penknives, silver display, metal exhibition.

WAY-OUT FASHIONS - PARIS

Way-Out Fashions - Paris (1967)

Way-out fashions modelled using metal-foil fabric.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 326 - ZANZIBAR STORY aka ZANZABAAR sic STORY, CAR...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 326 - Zanzibar Story AKA Zanzabaar Sic Story, Car... (1961)

Out...

SYD WALKER

Syd Walker (1943)

Syd Walker sings a song about giving your scrap to help the war effort.

NEW WEALTH FOR EIRE

New Wealth For Eire (1963)

Geologists mine for metal ore in the village of Loughrea. Galway, Southern...

A LIGHT MEAL

A Light Meal (1963)

German man eating drawing pins, razor blades, light bulbs etc.

MOBILISE YOUR SCRAP

Mobilise Your Scrap (1942)

A Government Official film showing the uses for scrap metal, and appealing...

SHIP BREAKERS issue title is BREAK AWAY

Ship Breakers Issue Title Is Break Away (1939)

Breaking up old Cunarder, the Berengaria, provides...

TELE-MAGAZINE NO 11

Tele-Magazine No 11 (1950-1959)

Series of stories - canoeists, silly invention, model of Houses of...

Selected Originals - DUKE'S SUCCESSFUL TOUR

Selected Originals - Duke's Successful Tour (1962)

Material relating to newsreel story "Duke's...

IN RETROSPECT reel 2

In Retrospect Reel 2 (1920-1939)

A documentary showing the work of the film department of Morris Motors.