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FURTHER FARTHINGS!

Further Farthings! (1940)

Processes involved in making farthings at the Royal Mint.

ALL THAT GLITTERS aka ALL THAT GUTTERS

All That Glitters AKA All That Gutters (1957)

The Royal Mint is making golden sovereigns again.

DECIMAL COINAGE

Decimal Coinage (1968)

First decimal coins are produced at Royal Mint.

"Siller!" AKA Silver (1932)

Processes involved in extracting silver are demonstrated.

COIN CARRIERS aka PLASTIC TUBES REPLACE MONEY BAGS IN BANKS

Coin Carriers AKA Plastic Tubes Replace Money Bags In Banks (1968)

New way of counting coins in...

CARRY SAFE

Carry Safe (1951)

Footage of the thief proof carry case, London.

THE COUNTER

The Counter (1928)

A money counting device is demonstrated - probably used in banks.

 

 

SAFE ON WHEELS

Safe On Wheels (1957)

New bandit proof armoured cars for cashiers are tested.

SAFE issue title - BOLTS AND BARS

Safe Issue Title - Bolts And Bars (1938)

Footage of the safe deposit vaults in Chancery Lane, London.

TOTALISATOR

Totalisator (1951)

A totalisator forecasts and issues combinations for dog races. Wimbledon.

WATCH WAYS

Watch Ways (1930)

Two tiny clocks are shown - one inside a coin, the other a very small box.

DAVE MEETS DUSTY

Dave Meets Dusty (1946)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 118 - see separate record for...

THE STORY OF INDIA TEA  AKA THE STORY OF INDIAN TEA

The Story Of India Tea AKA The Story Of Indian Tea (1931)

Nice documentary film about tea...

FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHY FROM FISHES

Financial Philosophy From Fishes (1932)

Jokes about the financial situation in America relating to...

CRIME PREVENTION

Crime Prevention (1959)

Film demonstrates effectiveness of various crime prevention devices.

RAIDERS' NIGHTMARE

Raiders' Nightmare (1961)

A new anti-raider device, 'Operation Skunk', is seen in action on two rather...

FUR FASHIONS

Fur Fashions (1963)

Glamorous fur coats are made and modelled.

EASY MONEY!

Easy Money! (1932)

A lion tamer gets lions to do tricks and shows us some baby lion cubs.

EGG SHELL REPAIR aka EGG SHELLS

Egg Shell Repair AKA Egg Shells (1955)

Michael Prynn repairs a broken guillemot's egg.

MONEY TO BURN!

Money To Burn! (1941)

Old paper money is turned into pulp and burnt at an American maceration depot.

DEAUVILLE DATA

Deauville Data (1930)

Fashions are displayed at the race course.

MASTERFUL MASTIFFS

Masterful Mastiffs (1931)

Film about Mastiff dogs - puppies and adult dogs are presented to the camera.

"The Compleat Sic Yachtsman!" On Sleeve As Ye Complete Yachtsman (1933)

A young couple sail...

PICTURES BY AIR!

Pictures By Air! (1929)

1920s prototype of the modern day fax machine is demonstrated - man "faxes" his...

PALESTINE / SOUTH AMERICA; ITALY

Palestine / South America; Italy (1946)

News from Palestine, Chile and Rome.

THE AIR  PORT OF THE FUTURE aka AIRPORT OF FUTURE

The Air Port Of The Future AKA Airport Of Future (1933)

Captain C.W. Glover details his vision of...

THE WANDERER

The Wanderer (1935)

A look at the life of a Romany or gypsy man called Sapengro.

CRAWFISHING aka LAKE - CRAY FISHING

Crawfishing AKA Lake - Cray Fishing (1930)

Decomposed short item showing a man who catches crawfish...

SMOKE FOILS BANDITS aka ANTI-BANDIT BAG

Smoke Foils Bandits AKA Anti-Bandit Bag (1959)

Cricketers Godfrey Evans and Bill Edrich do fake...

TESTING

Testing (1943)

A look at methods of testing things from engineering parts to beer.

NEW VAN BEATS BANDITS

New Van Beats Bandits (1965)

Securicor-type van with lots of devices to stop hijackers and robbers.

AUSTRALIA - SWITCH TO DECIMAL COINAGE

Australia - Switch To Decimal Coinage (1965)

Artist Stuart Devlin designs new Australian coins +...

LONDON aka AUTO BANK KIOSK

London AKA Auto Bank Kiosk (1969)

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

ROYAL MINT

Royal Mint (1925)

Machinery and moulds used in the Royal Mint are featured - commemorative coin is struck.

 US TOLL GATE

Us Toll Gate (1955)

Automatic toll gate on New Jersey freeway.

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 128 - see separate record for details.

PARKING METERS

Parking Meters (1965)

Story of the making of parking meters of the 1960's - great reminder of 'good old...

TOYS

Toys (1930)

Cute doggies are displayed at a dog show at Crystal Palace.

HAM ACTORS

Ham Actors (1928)

Funny stuff with performing pigs - they dance, slide down a slope and balance on...

TRAVELAUGHS

Travelaughs "At The Zoo" (1922)

Cartoons and live action combined to mildly amusing effect - various...

ARE YOU A SAGITTARIAN?

Are You A Sagittarian? (1933)

Astrologer / psychologist Gabriel Dee gives us the low-down on...

HOW SHE LOOKS

How She Looks (1943)

This item shows various things that go to make up a woman.

AUSTRALIAN DECIMAL COINAGE

Australian Decimal Coinage (1964)

New designs for Australia's decimal coins are shown - as are the...

TRANSISTORS

Transistors (1958)

Film reminds us that transistor revolution of the 50's was as big as the microchip...

THE ADVENTURES OF

The Adventures Of "Pongo The Pup" - Pongo Catches The Crossword Craze (1923)

Animation...

EASTERN TOWN

Eastern Town (1921)

Beautiful stencil colour (or hand coloured) travelogue - probably Turkey.

TIGER BALM GARDENS also in CP 031

Tiger Balm Gardens Also In Cp 031 (1955)

An exploration of the famous Tiger Balm Gardens in...

LEATHER FAIR

Leather Fair (1955)

Nifty new handbags, suitcases and leather devices are shown - couple of great novelty...

THE MONKEY'S HOTEL - FILMED AT SIDCUP IN KENT

The Monkey's Hotel - Filmed At Sidcup In Kent (1931)

Slightly batty Mrs Austral has lots of monkeys...

FOX FARM

Fox Farm (1930)

Various shots of animals at a Silver Fox farm in the United States.