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HOW MONEY STARTED

How Money Started (1942)

A look at some ancient money at the British Museum.

KNIVES aka ART OF THE CUTLER issue title - ART AND ARTISTS

Knives AKA Art Of The Cutler Issue Title - Art And Artists (1937)

Antique knives, spoons and...

BACK TO METHUSELAH

Back To Methuselah (1934)

Two men display and play some strange looking musical instruments at museum.

SAVAGE COMBS on sleeve incorrectly as SAVAG COMBS issue title CALLING ALL TARS

Savage Combs On Sleeve Incorrectly As Savag Combs Issue Title Calling All Tars (1937)

A...

BRIGHTON POLICE MUSEUM

Brighton Police Museum (1946)

VIPs inspect various exhibits at an exhibition of Police equipment in...

EXTERIOR OF BRITISH MUSEUM

Exterior Of British Museum (1947)

Exterior shots British Museum, London.

EXTERIOR BRITISH MUSEUM

Exterior British Museum (1947)

Exterior shots British Museum, London.

 

 

OLD BUILDINGS RESTORED AT WINDSOR IN AUSTRALIA

Old Buildings Restored At Windsor In Australia (1965)

Old buildings restored at Windsor,...

LEEDS VICTORIAN MUSEUM

Leeds Victorian Museum (1966)

A Victorian street scene turns out to be a living exhibit at a Leeds...

TOY MUSEUM aka DOLLS' MUSEUM

Toy Museum AKA Dolls' Museum (1953)

Two girls look at a collection of toys and dolls at a museum in...

FRENCH LESSONS

French Lessons (1954)

English children going to French school in Kensington, London.

SAVAGE SPOONS on sleeve as SPOON ELT issue title is GOOD HEALTH

Savage Spoons On Sleeve As Spoon Elt Issue Title Is Good Health (1938)

Collection of spoons...

BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY

British Museum Library (1947)

Close up shots of bookshelves in the British Museum library. London.

BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY

British Museum Library (1947)

Item showing books in the British Museum. London.

BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY

British Museum Library (1947)

Interior shots of British Museum Library.

HUNGARY: RELIGIOUS MUSEUM

Hungary: Religious Museum (1964)

Relics of the Pravoslav religion are put on show in a Hungarian museum...

RARE RECORDINGS OF EXTINCT TRIBE

Rare Recordings Of Extinct Tribe (1964)

Staff at a Tasmanian Museum discover early recordings of...

HUNGARIAN WOMAN FINDS GOLD PIECES

Hungarian Woman Finds Gold Pieces (1963)

Hungarian woman finds gold coins in her yard and gives them...

 NAPOLEON'S MUSEUM IN ROME

Napoleon's Museum In Rome (1948)

Italian newsreel item showing Napoleon museum in Rome.

THE BOOK OF FRANCE

The Book Of France (1927)

Pages from 'The Book of France' are revealed for the camera.

CRANES

Cranes (1939)

A short history of cranes.

THERMOMETERS issue title is ENGLAND EXPECTS

Thermometers Issue Title Is England Expects (1939)

Thermometers - unusual and historical - on...

DOMESDAY BOOK

Domesday Book (1947)

Item showing cover and pages of Domesday Book in British Museum. London.

MUSEUM PIECES

Museum Pieces (1950-1959)

Curators and scholars at work in Soviet museum.

FLEMISH ART

Flemish Art (1952)

Flemish art on show at the Museum de l'Orangerie.

LORD MONTAGUE'S MODEL CAR COLLECTION

Lord Montague's Model Car Collection (1964)

Lord Montague shows his collection of model cars.

ANTIQUE ITEMS

Antique Items (1964)

Antiques exhibition in Hungary.

MILITARY DIORAMAS aka VARIOUS MODEL DIARAMAS sic

Military Dioramas AKA Various Model Diaramas Sic (1957)

Mr Denny Stokes from London makes dioramas...

ANTIQUE WALKING STICKS

Antique Walking Sticks (1958)

A walking sticks expert (rabologist) is cataloguing great collection of...

BRITISH MUSEUM

British Museum (1938)

Famous Admiral Nelson's Log - Victory's Long Book where he describes Battle of...

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...

SCIENCE MUSEUM

Science Museum (1951)

Good footage of the Science Museum shop in Kensington, London.

COAL MINE

Coal Mine (1951)

Life model of coal miners being set up at Kensington, London.

MICRO FILM NEWSPAPERS

Micro Film Newspapers (1951)

Old newspapers are transferred to Microfilm at the British museum,...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 585 - AERIAL SURVEY and LEEDS VICTORIAN MUSEUM

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 585 - Aerial Survey And Leeds Victorian Museum (1966)

Out takes (...

PENS

Pens (1939)

A short history of writing.

CAMERAS aka CLICK

Cameras AKA Click (1939)

A look at some old and unusual cameras from the Kensington museum. London.

FASHION SHOW

Fashion Show (1947)

Ladies model fashions amongst natural history exhibits. Possibly Italy.

INDIAN DANCER

Indian Dancer (1947)

Ram Gopal and his traditional Hindu dancers perform at Victoria and Albert museum.

TOY MUSEUM IN GEORGIA

Toy Museum In Georgia (1963)

Various toys exhibited at toy museum in Georgia, Soviet Union.

ARNHEM OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Arnhem Open Air Museum (1950-1959)

Good item showing open air museum in Arnhem, Holland (The Netherlands).

 RUSSIAN ART MUSEUM

Russian Art Museum (1960)

An art gallery, showing pictures, and a man making notes from old papers and...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS TOUR SARDINIA

Archaeologists Tour Sardinia (1957)

British archaeologists take a tour of Sardinia. Italy.

LOOKING AT PEOPLE

Looking At People (1957)

An art exhibition entitled 'Looking at People' by British artists takes place...

FRANS HALS EXHIBITION IN HAARLEM

Frans Hals Exhibition In Haarlem (1962)

Resting place of the late Frans Hals and his musuem in...

OLD AUSTRALIAN BARRACKS TO BECOME MUSEUM aka AUSTRALIA: OLD BARRACKS BECOME...

Old Australian Barracks To Become Museum AKA Australia: Old Barracks Become... (1964)

Grenadier...

PALACE LABIA - TREASURY SALE

Palace Labia - Treasury Sale (1964)

Art treasures and old furniture is put on sale in Venice.

SILVER EXHIBITION IN ROTTERDAM

Silver Exhibition In Rotterdam (1967)

Exhibition of silverware in Rotterdam, Holland.

HISTORIC HARTLEY aka HISTORIC COURTHOUSE

Historic Hartley AKA Historic Courthouse (1967)

Footage of historic courthouse in Hartley, New South...

BRITISH MUSEUM

British Museum (1976)

Shots in the reading room of the British Library at the British Museum. And of...