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THE UNDERWATER CHARLESTON!

The Underwater Charleston! (1927)

Good shots of a couple doing the Charleston underwater in a swimming...

BRITISH EMPIRE BALL

British Empire Ball (1920)

British Empire Ball in aid St. Dunstan's - London

SKATE PUSHBALL!

Skate Pushball! (1933)

Men on roller skates play with a huge football and girl skaters play 'musical...

READY FOR THE RING

Ready For The Ring (1933)

A German circus rider teaches her horse to do the goose-step!

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 9 - THOSE NECESSARY BAGS HAND

Feminine Pictorialities No. 9 - Those Necessary Bags Hand (1934)

Excellent story showing the...

SOCCER ON SKATES!

Soccer On Skates! (1934)

Girls play football on roller-skates at Forest Gate roller rink.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 20 - A BELT NOVELTY

Feminine Pictorialities No. 20 - A Belt Novelty (1934)

A woman makes belts and bracelets from the...

 

 

SIRDANI THE INDESTRUCTIBLE!

Sirdani The Indestructible! (1934)

Indestructible man Sirdani jumps on broken glass then eats a...

WATER SHOOTERS

Water Shooters (1934)

Men shoot at the reflections of targets on Prebersee Lake in Salzburg.

SEAQUAPLANING!

Seaquaplaning! (1934)

A man 'seaquaplanes' along the water behind a seaplane.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 30 - OLD WORLD DANCES - AND NEW-WORLD DANCERS!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 30 - Old World Dances - And New-World Dancers! (1934)

Students of...

WIRE WAYS!

Wire Ways! (1935)

Jolly composer / conductor Herman Darewski makes caricature figures out of wire.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 42 - A HAIR NOVELTY

Feminine Pictorialities No. 42 - A Hair Novelty (1935)

Great story shows a woman getting a new...

THE SUPER JUGGLER

The Super Juggler (1935)

Great tricks involving billiard balls and a goldfish bowl by expert juggler Joe...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 52 - ALL ABOARD FOR SUNSHINE

Feminine Pictorialities No. 52 - All Aboard For Sunshine (1935)

Glamour girls in swimsuits...

RIDING THE RIVER!

Riding The River! (1935)

Hydrogliders are taken for a ride over the shallow waters of the River Severn...

FASHION GOES TO THE HEAD

Fashion Goes To The Head (1935)

Astounding hats from famous designer Aage Thaarup, influenced by the...

THE BELLS!

The Bells! (1931)

Young girl rings handbells to the tune of "Drink to Me Only".

DIVERS TRAIN ON LAND

Divers Train On Land (1931)

Funny footage of men who practice diving suspended by ropes.

THE AIRPROP CYCLE

The Airprop Cycle (1932)

New idea for improving bicycles by attaching a propellor to the rear.

CHAIR-CAR !

Chair-Car ! (1932)

Footage of new two seater bicycle in Sweden.

HANGING ABOUT !

Hanging About ! (1932)

Footage of stuntman who hangs by rope attached to airship. Los Angeles.

GLIMA

Glima (1932)

Footage of wrestling competition in Iceland.

BLINDFOLD BOXING

Blindfold Boxing (1933)

Footage of blindfolded boxing in Australia.

FINGERLESS PIANIST

Fingerless Pianist (1933)

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

HEATED STREETS

Heated Streets (1954)

Gas heaters are installed outside French cafes to keep the customers warm while...

TROPIC BIRDS EXHIBITION

Tropic Birds Exhibition (1958)

Tropical birds are made to perform tricks at exhibition in Holland.

JAMES MCSHERRY issue title PLAY-TIMING

James Mcsherry Issue Title Play-Timing (1936)

Golfing expert James McSherry demonstrates trick shots...

LIVING CHESS issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Living Chess Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Sir George Thomas and chess master...

BATHING COSTUMES

Bathing Costumes (1936)

Nice bathing costumes fashion show.

CANOE ON SEA

Canoe On Sea (1936)

Singer Colin Cunningham demonstrates his canoe - made out of household objects.

BUTCHERS EARLY BIKE DELIVERIES

Butchers Early Bike Deliveries (1936)

A butcher uses an ancient 'penny-halfpenny' bicycle to do his...

STEERING WHEEL CYCLE

Steering Wheel Cycle (1936)

Champion cyclist Evelyn Hamilton demonstrates new bicycle with steering...

NICHOLL SISTERS

Nicholl Sisters (1937)

The Nicholl sisters perform a speciality dance with two balloons.

MOUNTAIN CYCLING issue title - THIS WAY PLEASE

Mountain Cycling Issue Title - This Way Please (1937)

Young South African cyclists ride to the top...

ROAD SIGNS issue title - GYM AND IT

Road Signs Issue Title - Gym And It (1937)

Light hearted item about signposts to places with...

FOUR RAPIDS issue title is HOOPS DEARIE!

Four Rapids Issue Title Is Hoops Dearie! (1937)

Acrobatic tumblers perform energetic routine with...

SEA TRACTOR BURGH ISLAND issue title - SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE ...

Sea Tractor Burgh Island Issue Title - Should Auld Acquaintance ... (1938)

Sea Tractor:...

BANG

Bang (1938)

Stone jars are used as poppers to mark the anniversary of building of a village church.

CHURCH ON GOLF COURSE

Church On Golf Course (1939)

Church on a golf course in a village of Rock.

FISH FEEDER aka FISH CHARMER issue title is ONE FOR THE ROAD

Fish Feeder AKA Fish Charmer Issue Title Is One For The Road (1939)

Mr. Laskey of New South...

CYCLE CARAVAN issue title is OUT AND ABOUT

Cycle Caravan Issue Title Is Out And About (1939)

Two men go camping in Tasmania, they tow a small...

PUB ON STILTS issue title is HAPPY DAYS

Pub On Stilts Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

Pub for builders - it is a shed on stilts in middle...

TAME FISH issue title is BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Tame Fish Issue Title Is Believe It Or Not (1940)

Tame cod kept in ancient pool carved out of rocky...

BALL GAME aka STOOLBALL issue title is BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Ball Game AKA Stoolball Issue Title Is Believe It Or Not (1940)

Young women play ancient game of...

HITTING SALT SIX

Hitting Salt Six (1940)

An old car drives along the beach in Queensland and people hunt for sandworms.

TOMMY TREVOR AND PARTNER

Tommy Trevor And Partner (1940)

Footage of the entertainer Tommy Trevor juggling with hoops.

SMOKING CLUB issue title - LIGHTS PLEASE !

Smoking Club Issue Title - Lights Please ! (1940)

Footage of men and women enjoying a smoking pipes...

STRING TRICK

String Trick (1941)

A trick with a piece of string makes the sound of wind and thunder.

FURRY CLOCK

Furry Clock (1941)

The Furry clock has little models which dance around like the real couples in Helston,...