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JUST PETS

Just Pets (1933)

Children are entertained small performing birds.

RIDERS OF THE ICE

Riders Of The Ice (1933)

Footage of a motorcycle race in action on an ice rink in Bournemouth, Dorset.

HERE AND THERE

Here And There (1933)

New ideas and inventions, including some great motorcycle goggles with windscreen...

RUBBER CLOTH!

Rubber Cloth! (1934)

A woman shows us blouses and hats made from the new rubber cloth.

BODY CULTURE

Body Culture (1934)

Good footage of diet and fitness equipment used to give a women better fitness and a...

THE CUTTER UPPERS

The Cutter Uppers (1934)

Footage of a log chopping competition in the United States of America.

BICYCLE FOR TWO!

Bicycle For Two! (1940)

A man and women ride a four-wheeled bicycle and the latest natty scooters in...

 

 

BOYS WILL BE BOXERS

Boys Will Be Boxers (1928)

Young boys learn to box - cute and funny item.

SURF DANCING

Surf Dancing (1931)

Surf board riders perform various impressive stunts.

"Coming Sir" (1929)

Waiters race through the streets of Paris in bizarre race, Paris, France.

A CYCLE CARAVAN

A Cycle Caravan (1939)

Footage of two holidaymakers towing a small caravan through the countryside.

GOAT RACE

Goat Race (1933)

Three boys race goats on leads - probably in Australia.

WATER SCOOTER

Water Scooter (1933)

Nice shots of girls in swimsuits riding about a lake on water scooters.

WATER SKIJORING

Water Skijoring (1933)

Men in Germany try water-skiing behind a motorboat.

SKI EXPERTS OF TOMORROW

Ski Experts Of Tomorrow (1934)

Fun story shows Austrian children skiing down a mountain.

MEN AND MUSCLES IN MAKING

Men And Muscles In Making (1934)

Men do quick change formation exercises in a hall.

FOOT WIZARDRY

Foot Wizardry (1935)

Lady juggler Levanda juggles a barrel with her feet.

NEWS FLASHES - ONTARIO DOG ON BIKE

News Flashes - Ontario Dog On Bike (1953)

Ontario: Man and dog tandem cyclists

NEW GADGETS ARE HOUSEWIVES' CHOICE

New Gadgets Are Housewives' Choice (1959)

Fun item showing us around the Amsterdam Household Fair.

SHIP ON LAND issue title WAGGERS AND JOKERS

Ship On Land Issue Title Waggers And Jokers (1936)

Nautical equipment from various ships decorate a...

GIRLS ON TANDEM issue title reads HOMES TO HURD

Girls On Tandem Issue Title Reads Homes To Hurd (1936)

Two girls try out latest tandem which seats...

BABY SUN BATHERS

Baby Sun Bathers (1936)

Fig leaves as bathing costumes for children.

SWIM MACHINE

Swim Machine (1936)

Girls testing 'water bicycle' in Manchester.

PET GOAT

Pet Goat (1937)

Fisherman goes fishing with his pet goat.

ROLLER SKATING GROCER aka SKATING GREENGROCER

Roller Skating Grocer AKA Skating Greengrocer (1937)

Greengrocer on roller skates pushes a tea...

FISHERMAN - 'NO NOT YET' SIGN

Fisherman - 'no Not Yet' Sign (1937)

Bored of being asked if he has caught anything an angler makes a...

SHADOWGRAPHY

Shadowgraphy (1936)

Max Templeton of the Magic Circle makes clever shadow characters on the wall with his...

JUMPING STICKS

Jumping Sticks (1937)

A man uses a pogo stick to take his morning exercise along the promenade.

NOTICE BOARDS issue title is SPRING IN THE AIR

Notice Boards Issue Title Is Spring In The Air (1938)

Comical sign beside road telling people not...

FOOTBALLING BUDGERIGAR

Footballing Budgerigar (1938)

A budgerigar plays a scaled down version of football with its beak. No...

GOLF FISHING ROD

Golf Fishing Rod (1937)

A girl converts a golf mashie into fishing rod.

LUNCH TABLE

Lunch Table (1938)

Picnic stick - keeps plate off ground and has space for bread and sauces.

LIPSTICK DARTS

Lipstick Darts (1938)

A girl has a dartboard drawn on her back in lipstick and her friends throw rubber...

BREATHING EXERCISES issue title HOW'S THAT?

Breathing Exercises Issue Title How's That? (1939)

Ernest Hopkins, 70 years old, teaches breathing...

NOSE RACE aka HARD ON THE NOSE

Nose Race AKA Hard On The Nose (1939)

Girls engage in the nose race at the beach.

WHIRL OF DEATH issue title - WHAT THE DICKENS

Whirl Of Death Issue Title - What The Dickens (1939-1940)

Footage of three brothers digging and using...

TRAVELLING DART BOARD issue title is HAPPY DAYS

Travelling Dart Board Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

Man on bike carries around dart board,...

EGG BOWLS

Egg Bowls (1940)

Four women play bowls with boiled eggs and try and crack their opponents' shells.

MALECAN GAME

Malecan Game (1940)

South coast fishermen play a game of Malecan on the beach.

PERFORMING FLEAS

Performing Fleas (1941)

Performing fleas dance and pull miniature carriages during their show.

P.T. AT HOME issue title - ACTION STATIONS

P.T. At Home Issue Title - Action Stations (1941)

Betty Burnell shows us how to exercise using...

JAMJAR HOUSE aka JAM JAR HOUSE

Jamjar House AKA Jam Jar House (1942)

Mr Clamp has made his greenhouse out of old jam jars. Yorkshire.

RASSANA issue title is YOU NEVER KNOW YOU KNOW

Rassana Issue Title Is You Never Know You Know (1943)

Rassana performs acrobatic tricks hanging...

PRACTICAL JOKES issue title - TING-A-LING !

Practical Jokes Issue Title - Ting-A-Ling ! (1943)

Item about man carrying out or being the victim...

GARDENS issue title is GOOD GROUNDS

Gardens Issue Title Is Good Grounds (1944)

Roof gardens - one ornamental and one practical (fruit,...

BRICK AND PIN THROWING CONTEST

Brick And Pin Throwing Contest (1967)

Men and women take part in brick and rolling pin throwing...

HYDROFLOAT

Hydrofloat (1949)

Footage of two young women using hydrofloat on a lake at Kingston, Surrey.

LOOK! NO BOOTS

Look! No Boots (1949)

Nigerian football players practise with nothing on their feet. Highbury, London.

BOOKWORMS

Bookworms (1946)

People read books outside a London bookshop during their lunchtime.

HAMMOCKS

Hammocks (1951)

Footage of two old ladies setting up hammocks in house in Birmingham.