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LEVERS & GEARS issue title -

Levers & Gears Issue Title - "Hold Everything!" (1940)

Item explaining gears and levers.

DOCTOR'S CONFERENCE

Doctor's Conference (1920-1929)

Doctors look at museum display (?) then pose for pictures.

" Rocket " Engine At Museum (1931)

Unedited material showing a large old locomotive being pushed...

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...

OLD TIMERS

Old Timers (1934)

Timepieces and clocks through the ages, ending with the modern clock of the Shell...

"Locks, Bolts And - - " (1934)

Old machinery is contrasted with modern day versions.

 

 

WHALES issue title is POINTS AND PINTS

Whales Issue Title Is Points And Pints (1944)

Whales being hunted, models of them in Natural History...

MICRO FILM NEWSPAPERS

Micro Film Newspapers (1951)

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

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 531 - PLASTIC SKELETONS, ANIMAL MUSEUM and SILVERSMITH

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 531 - Plastic Skeletons, Animal Museum And Silversmith (1965)

Out...

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 (...

THE MODEL MAKERS

The Model Makers (1934)

Plaster models of a dog and an enlarged housefly are made for a museum.

YORK - RAILWAY

York - Railway (1938)

Official-looking men examine and pose with a great steam engine at York Museum.

GPO TOWER TUNNEL

GPO Tower Tunnel (1967)

Engineers at work in a tunnel under the Post Office Tower in London.

MOON DUST ON SHOW

Moon Dust On Show (1969)

Moon dust on show at the Geological Museum, London.

THE FIREFIGHTER'S PROGRESS

The Firefighter's Progress (1936)

Modern fire engine is contrasted with old fashioned fire fighting...

ARNHEM OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Arnhem Open Air Museum (1950-1959)

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

CAVE BROUGHT TO MUSEUM

Cave Brought To Museum (1967)

Caves recreated at Grigore Antipa museum in Bucharest.

DINOSAUR DYNASTY

Dinosaur Dynasty (1933)

Bones of a Stegosaurus are assembled for display at the American Museum of...

PETER CADBURY TREE MUSEUM aka TYCOON AT HOME, aka PETER CADBURY AT HOME, aka...

Peter Cadbury Tree Museum AKA Tycoon At Home, AKA Peter Cadbury At Home, Aka... (1963)

Tycoon...

A GLASS WONDERLAND

A Glass Wonderland (1940)

Pond water organisms are remodelled in glass at the New York Marine Museum.

OLD SWISS TRANSPORT

Old Swiss Transport (1963)

Veteran cars, old trains and a vintage hot air balloon.

ANIMAL MUSEUM

Animal Museum (1965)

Crazy scenes of anthropomorphism at the taxidermist's heaven - Potter's Museum.

HEARING AID MUSEUM

Hearing Aid Museum (1967)

An illustration of hearing aids through the ages.

THIS CAR IS HISTORY

This Car Is History (1958)

Rover's Gas Turbine 'Jet' Car is shown at the Science Museum in London.

MINES

Mines (1940)

Joe Noble illustrates how submarine and magnetic mines work.

Selected Originals - NATION COUNTS COST

Selected Originals - Nation Counts Cost (1966)

Material related to newsreel story "Nation Counts...

LOCO FOR CANADA

Loco For Canada (1967)

A steam locomotive is presented to Canadian railroad museum.

CZECH TRAM

Czech Tram (1968)

A 63 year old Czech tram arrives in Britain and travels to museum in Crich.

POST MUSEUM OPENED IN HUNGARY

Post Museum Opened In Hungary (1955)

A Post Museum opens in Budapest, Hungary.

FIRST ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK BUILT IN ENGLAND

First Astronomical Clock Built In England (1961)

Arthur Allan Lloyd and Geoffrey Buggins winding...

JOHN GLENN'S SPACE CAPSULE IN LONDON

John Glenn's Space Capsule In London (1962)

Glenn's space capsule placed in Science Museum.

DISCOVERY OF PREHISTORIC FOOTPRINT

Discovery Of Prehistoric Footprint (1938)

Dr Barnum Brown shows us a prehistoric dinosaur footprint...

ARCHBISHOP AT VICTORIA FALLS

Archbishop At Victoria Falls (1955)

Archbishop of Canterbury visits Victoria Falls and the Rhodes -...

BRIGHTON - COMMERCIAL VEHICLES aka VETERAN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE RUN TO BRIGHTON

Brighton - Commercial Vehicles AKA Veteran Commercial Vehicle Run To Brighton (1968)

Veteran...

TRANSPORT MUSEUM

Transport Museum (1970)

Colour item showing the exhibits in the Museum of British Transport in Clapham,...

RABBIT EXHIBITION

Rabbit Exhibition (1947)

An exhibition of rabbits is held at the Zeughaus, Berlin, Germany.

BURGLAR ALARM STORY

Burglar Alarm Story (1961)

Burglar alarms help police in London to catch the thieves.

LUMIERE CINEMATOGRAPHY EXHIBITION IN LONDON

Lumiere Cinematography Exhibition In London (1964)

An exhibition at the Science Museum and modern...

RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT INSTITUTE

Russian Aircraft Institute (1969)

A visit to Russian aircraft institute.

OBSERVATORY MUSEUM

Observatory Museum (1967)

Greenwich observatory becomes museum.

RESTORING MONSTERS

Restoring Monsters (1959)

Dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park are restored under supervision of natural...

MONASTERY

Monastery (1963)

An item about life inside a Benedictine monastery.

NEW DOCUMENTS ROOM

New Documents Room (1968)

Lord Bernard Montgomery open new documents room at Imperial War Museum....

I/POS OF COLOUR PIC 518

I/pos Of Colour Pic 518 (1964)

Mute duplicate of CP 518 RUMANIA - Film ID 301.05.

OPERATION TIN-CAN

Operation Tin-Can (1960)

60-year-old tin of plum pudding opened to mark the 150th anniversary of...

SCILLY ISLES

Scilly Isles (1963)

A tour of the idyllic Scilly Isles.

MEN OF SCIENCE

Men Of Science (1933)

We look at the work and influences of scientists through the ages.

WORLD MONEY issue title is LOOK OUT FOR LAUGHTER

World Money Issue Title Is Look Out For Laughter (1936)

A look at objects used as currency from...

THE RIVER

The River (1924)

Educational film - the story of a river.