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WATCH THE WHITE LINE!

Watch The White Line! (1940)

A new machine paints the white lines down the middle of the road.

INDUSTRIAL SCENES

Industrial Scenes (1930-1939)

Footage of various industrial scenes.

ANOTHER STREAMLINER!

Another Streamliner! (1934)

Aerial shots of a streamlined train speeding through the countryside.

THE FLYING HAMBURGER

The Flying Hamburger (1933)

Good footage of new pioneering train in Germany.

PHOTO-TELEGRAPHY

Photo-Telegraphy (1948)

Item showing how photographs are sent around the world via photo-telegraphy...

FOLLOWING THE SUN

Following The Sun (1936)

A house in Italy rotates on rails to catch all the sun's rays at any time of...

SEWING MACHINES

Sewing Machines (1934)

Short film on history of sewing machines.

 

 

THE PAGEANT OF PROGRESS

The Pageant Of Progress (1930)

A historical parade in Blackpool brings out crowds to watch.

THE AIR CIRCUS

The Air Circus (1932)

Aeroplanes stunts are performed for the thrill of the crowds.

'OPS

'ops (1926)

Nice film about hop picking contrasting new mechanical methods with hand picking of old.

FROM 'CROCKS' TO COMFORT

From 'crocks' To Comfort (1934)

The latest British car with numerous gadgets and devices demonstrated...

ADDIS ABABA

Addis Ababa (1935)

A visit to Addis Ababa, capital of Abyssinia in Africa.

PLANT GROWTH MIRACLES

Plant Growth Miracles (1937)

New scientific method of growing tomatoes without soil in California.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 123

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 123 (1940)

A dog and a lioness sit together, demonstration of carbon...

CANNED SUNSHINE

Canned Sunshine (1940)

Process of oranges being made into concentrated tinned juice for South African...

CLIMBING THE UNCLIMBABLE!

Climbing The Unclimbable! (1934)

A saloon car climbs the steep and winding track in the village of...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 41

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 41 (1939)

Stories in this item include water skiing near Stockholm and...

ROBERT EASTON

Robert Easton (1934)

Bass Robert Easton sings 'The Old Organ Blower' in the Pathe Studio.

FLYING TRAINS

Flying Trains (1932)

Strange predictions of trains with wings and propellors - demonstrated on model...

MAKING THE BISCUIT

Making The Biscuit (1932)

Nice footage of the processes involved in making biscuits.

HOOPS issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Hoops Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

The West family in Uckfield make hoops for barrels...

LIGHT

Light (1941)

This item explores properties of light.

DITCHLING issue title is TIME WILL TELL

Ditchling Issue Title Is Time Will Tell (1943)

Quaint Sussex village of Ditchling, including Tudor...

WINTER LAMBING

Winter Lambing (1948)

Ewes have lambs in October due to artificial sun lamps.

PEAT

Peat (1949)

Contrast in digging in the Shetlands and Eire.

SMASHING THE GRAB AND DASH RAIDERS!

Smashing The Grab And Dash Raiders! (1935)

Item showing how police emergency telephone boxes help to...

WRIGHT BROTHERS FLIGHT

Wright Brothers Flight (1900-1920)

Item comparing 1920's aeroplanes with Wright Brothers' planes.

THE WORLD'S SWITCHBOARD!

The World's Switchboard! (1932)

Fascinating glimpse inside London's Overseas Telephone Exchange - we...

IMMORTAL VOICES

Immortal Voices (1936)

A look at the history of the gramophone.

THE WORD MACHINE

The Word Machine (1937)

Cave paintings are explained by diagrams; early typewriters seen at the Science...

TIME PLEASE

Time Please (1938)

Interesting item about how the speaking clock works, in the days when you just dialled...

NON STOP TRACTOR!

Non Stop Tractor! (1940)

Illinois farmer Frank Andrew shows how his automatic tractor helps with work on...

SECRETS OF THE STRATOSPHERE

Secrets Of The Stratosphere (1934)

Animated diagrams explain the stratosphere and charts the progress...

FREE SUITS - WPA GIVES AWAY $15,000,000 WORTH aka US GOVERNMENT AIDS CLOTHING...

Free Suits - Wpa Gives Away $15,000,000 Worth AKA Us Government Aids Clothing... (1938)

Good...

A VERY LIGHT SUBJECT

A Very Light Subject (1935)

Good educational film about how humans have developed artificial light over...

LOOKING BACK!

Looking Back! (1935)

Animation and real footage looks at the progress of transport and, er, ladies...

Selected Originals - BRAILLE CENTENARY

Selected Originals - Braille Centenary (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel story "Braille...

AIR NEWS - METEORS REFUELLED IN FLIGHT

Air News - Meteors Refuelled In Flight (1953)

At Tarrant Rushton, three Meteors refuel...

Selected Originals -

Selected Originals - "Air News - Meteors Refuelled In Flight" (1953)

Material relating to...

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 63

Cineviews In Brief No. 63 (1938)

Stories in this item include a botanists examining wheat and the...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 30

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 30 (1938)

Archers in Sweden, the city of Stockholm, animals in gas...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 79

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 79 (1939)

A tigress goes for a walk, a new hay loading device and an...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 80

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 80 (1939)

A self-service petrol pump, bush babies have fun and an...

RICHES OF THE EARTH

Riches Of The Earth (1940)

Wild West gold mining towns compared with industrial gold mining of present...

UP AND DOWN THE RAILWAY LINES!

Up And Down The Railway Lines! (1940)

Veteran steam engines are contrasted with modern streamlined...

YESTERDAY'S HOMES AND TODAY'S

Yesterday's Homes And Today's (1932)

Traditional thatched cottages are contrasted with new modern...

THERE'S NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN

There's Nothing New Under The Sun (1933)

The ancient towers of San Dominiano in Tuscany are compared...

AIR NEWS - FIRE PREVENTION DEVICES

Air News - Fire Prevention Devices (1953)

Aircraft are wrecked to study effects of fire prevention...

Selected Originals -

Selected Originals - "Air News - Fire Prevention Devices" (1953)

Material relating to newsreel...

 YESTERDAY'S HOMES AND TODAY'S

Yesterday's Homes And Today's (1932)

Traditional thatched cottages are contrasted with new modern...