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THE MELLOTRON

The Mellotron (1965)

Personalities Eric Robinson & David Nixon introduce us to the musical instrument the...

INDUSTRIAL ONE-ARM BANDIT  aka INDUSTRIAL ONE ARMED BANDIT

Industrial One-Arm Bandit AKA Industrial One Armed Bandit (1968)

Spooky glimpse of the year...

"Mary" - A New Operatic Soprano (1925)

Musicians accompany a singing chimpanzee. The chimp also...

DOUBLE PLAYING

Double Playing (1933)

Demonstration of a new piano with an upper keyboard

MUSIC FROM THE ETHER

Music From The Ether (1934)

Good footage of the the Ether a new musical instrument.

ANGELINE - THE NEW SOPRANO

Angeline - The New Soprano (1931)

Angeline the performing monkey sings, plays the violin and smokes...

TILLY AND BILLY

Tilly And Billy (1931)

Various shots of three monkeys, drinking, playing a harmonica and dancing.

 

 

FIRST MILITIAMEN IN FRANCE

First Militiamen In France (1940)

British troops march through the snow singing 'Roll Out The Barrel'.

THE PIPELESS ORGAN!

The Pipeless Organ! (1931)

A new type of organ is demonstrated - it has valves instead of pipes.

THE ROLL CALL

The Roll Call (1932)

Automated system whereby a perforated sheet is used to play a tune on a group of...

THE CANARY CHOIR!

The Canary Choir! (1932)

Group of canaries in cages sing along to "The Bells of St Mary".

FINGERLESS PIANIST

Fingerless Pianist (1933)

Footage of man with missing fingers playing piano with new device.

HEDGEHOG

Hedgehog (1936)

Shots of a man's pet hedgehog being taken for a walk by his owner.

ORGAN issue title - ALL IN GOOD TIME

Organ Issue Title - All In Good Time (1943)

Good footage of how a cinema organ is made.

RUSSIA - TV TOWER

Russia - Tv Tower (1967)

A look at Moscow's tallest building; the new Ostankino television tower.

COMPUTER ORCHESTRA

Computer Orchestra (1968)

Peter Zinovieff composes music on his computer. Putney, London.

AUTO VALET

Auto Valet (1969)

Great story showing a woman using a 24 hour dry-cleaning dispensing machine in London.

BREEZY BILL

Breezy Bill (1932)

Story about a large sea lion called 'Breezy Bill'.

WRECK OF NEWQUAY LIFEBOAT

Wreck Of Newquay Lifeboat (1914-1918)

Fund-raising for new lifeboat following the loss of the previous one...

TWO CHILDREN AND MOTHER

Two Children And Mother (1910-1919)

Nice footage of a girl and boy playing in a garden while their mother...

WINTER IN HUNGARY

Winter In Hungary (1967)

Snowy winter in Bugac, Hungary.

SUPER SOUNDS AIDS MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCHERS - HUNGARY

Super Sounds Aids Medical And Industrial Researchers - Hungary (1966)

Demonstration of...

MEXICAN FLOATING GARDENS

Mexican Floating Gardens (1963)

A look at the sailing boats on the beautiful Xochimilco floating...

REYMOS

Reymos (1932)

Reymos the Ventromusician plays a musical instrument that he invented.

THE JAZZ DRUMMER OF THE LONDON SENORA BAND

The Jazz Drummer Of The London Senora Band (1926)

Crazy drumming technique on display - some seen...

MACHINE AGE SOLVES BABY PROBLEM

Machine Age Solves Baby Problem (1949)

Rollers and record player are used to send babies back to...

PEGGY COCHRANE

Peggy Cochrane (1933)

Peggy demonstrates a new "radio-piano" that can simulate the tone of many...

ORGANISING AN ORGAN

Organising An Organ (1933)

Processes involved in making cinema organs.

'MOO-SIC' TILL THE COWS COME HOME

'moo-Sic' Till The Cows Come Home (1950)

Farmers play music to help their cows milk and hens lay.

MALAY JUNGLE VILLAGE aka ISLE OF FLORES

Malay Jungle Village AKA Isle Of Flores (1937)

Village next to volcano in Malayan jungle.

MUSICAL DAWSON BIRDS

Musical Dawson Birds (1938)

Musical Dawson and his Canary Choir - birds start and stop singing on...

SUMMERTIME

Summertime (1940)

German documentary film showing wildlife on a field in summer.

 WINTER IN HUNGARY

Winter In Hungary (1962)

Good wintery scenes from Hungary. Snow, skiing, deer and parties.

TATTOO AT TIDWORTH

Tattoo At Tidworth (1920-1929)

Military tattoo including motorbike display and horses jumping over a dinner...

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 4

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 4 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

SLIMMING BEDS

Slimming Beds (1968-1972)

People move up and down on hinged exercise beds to lose weight - looks very funny!

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 13

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 13 (1934)

Elephants 'playing' music, roses grown for...

HMS GLAMORGAN - COMPUTER SHIP OF THE FUTURE

HMS Glamorgan - Computer Ship Of The Future (1967)

Story showing life on board HMS Glamorgan,...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 7

Caught By The Camera No. 7 (1934)

Trees being dug up for a new road in Rome, the Victophonium played...

POLLIES!

Pollies! (1940)

Talking and singing parrots in training for a contest - the latest craze!

ROUND ABOUT A ROUNDABOUT!

Round About A Roundabout! (1933)

A model fairground ride and steam engine are demonstrated.

CANCER RESEARCH FUND

Cancer Research Fund (1921)

The Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society act out scenes from the Rose of...

INSTINCT!

Instinct! (1926)

Monkey is made to do human things - wearing a hat, winding a watch, using a handkerchief...

BERLIN CAULDRON SIMMERS

Berlin Cauldron Simmers (1948)

In the Potsdamer Platz riots start as Russians declare war on black...

"On The Air" Waves (1933)

A look at some ways of listening to the radio outside the home.

THE DOUBLE BASS.  A LITTLE EXPERIMENT BY HERBERT LODGE - AT THE PIANO LESLIE...

The Double Bass. A Little Experiment By Herbert Lodge - At The Piano Leslie... (1931)

The...

FLOWER TIME IN HOLLAND

Flower Time In Holland (1932)

Nice shots of Dutch fields of flowers - children pick daffodils and a man...

VIBRATIONS

Vibrations (1940)

This item looks at vibrations in various forms and the way they are generated.

BABIES IN THE ZOO

Babies In The Zoo (1964)

Baby bears and a baby Wallaby are shown off to the public at Whipsnade Zoo.

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 129 - see separate record for details.