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NUMEROUS DOGS ON LEADS aka DOG AND GIRL issue title -  THEY DO THESE THINGS!

Numerous Dogs On Leads AKA Dog And Girl Issue Title - They Do These Things! (1936)

Novel...

HANDS FREE UMBRELLA

Hands Free Umbrella (1936)

A hands free umbrella is attached to the shoulders with the handle down the...

GOAT GOES TO SCHOOL WITH LITTLE GIRL

Goat Goes To School With Little Girl (1936)

A little girl takes her goat to school with her where it...

SAFETY FIRST MAC

Safety First Mac (1936)

A little boy learns road safety rules by having them stitched into the lining of...

WINDING WOOL

Winding Wool (1936)

A novel way to wind wool - put the bobbin onto a spinning record player and let it...

LUCKY HORSE SHOES

Lucky Horse Shoes (1937)

An enterprising man sells horse shoes from a sandwich board to passing...

PORTABLE WEIGHING MACHINE

Portable Weighing Machine (1937)

A portable weighing machine proves popular when a lady wheels it down...

 

 

MIRROR ON BEACH

Mirror On Beach (1937)

A mother attaches a mirror to her umbrella so she can keep an eye on her son who...

BUCKETS AND SPADES issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Buckets And Spades Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Mobile bucket and spade vendor sells...

PIVOT STILE issue title - THIS WAY PLEASE

Pivot Stile Issue Title - This Way Please (1937)

Woman demonstrates an odd style of stile in...

KID AND LAMBS issue title is HERE'S HOW aka CHILD AND LAMBS

Kid And Lambs Issue Title Is Here's How AKA Child And Lambs (1937)

Little girl feeds lambs.

KEEPING GLOVES issue title is HERE'S HOW

Keeping Gloves Issue Title Is Here's How (1937)

Door-to-door salesmen with clever device to stop him...

RADIO PRAM

Radio Pram (1937)

A radio attached to a pram lets mother listen through headphones whilst walking her...

WINDMILL HOUSE issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Windmill House Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Large windmill that has been converted into a...

TREE AND WELL aka CHILHAM issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Tree And Well AKA Chilham Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

A tree growing over the top of an...

PET CROW issue title is HOUSE FULL

Pet Crow Issue Title Is House Full (1938)

Women with a pet crow, she takes it for a ride in her car. ...

FREAK SPUD aka FREAK POTATO issue title is GOOD HEALTH

Freak Spud AKA Freak Potato Issue Title Is Good Health (1938)

Woman digs up potato shaped like a...

MONKEY AT GARAGE issue title is OUT OF THE WOOD

Monkey At Garage Issue Title Is Out Of The Wood (1938)

Petrol pump attendant at work with pet...

PET PONY issue title - ANOTHER LITTLE TOT....

Pet Pony Issue Title - Another Little Tot.... (1938)

A lady keeps a pet Shetland pony which sits by...

MINIATURE WRITING ON RICE

Miniature Writing On Rice (1938)

Keen-eyed Charles Gunner writes and draws on grains of rice.

CHIMNEYS

Chimneys (1938)

Spiral shaped chimney on a house in Buckingham.

TAME RABBIT

Tame Rabbit (1939)

Sniffy the rabbit - family's pet.

STREET ORGANIST

Street Organist (1939)

Street organist Charlie Wood playing home-made organ.

OLD HOUSE aka QUAINT HOUSE

Old House AKA Quaint House (1939)

A look at a 10th century thatched cottage supported by oak pillars....

NEST ON GOLF BALL issue title - WHAT THE DICKENS

Nest On Golf Ball Issue Title - What The Dickens (1939-1940)

Footage of a Skylarks nest found in the...

GIANT ANT HILL issue title ANTIPODES CALLING

Giant Ant Hill Issue Title Antipodes Calling (1938)

Giant ant hills in Australia that are bigger...

GIRL AND PET GOAT issue title is THAT THERE EAR

Girl And Pet Goat Issue Title Is That There Ear (1938)

Girl takes pet goat for walk around village...

COBBLER aka SHOE REPAIRER IN TREE

Cobbler AKA Shoe Repairer In Tree (1940)

A village cobbler runs his business from the hollow in the...

ODD GOLF CLUB aka FREAK GOLF CLUBS

Odd Golf Club AKA Freak Golf Clubs (1940)

A man uses a large twisted golf club to try and hit the...

WALNUT PIPES

Walnut Pipes (1940)

A woman makes smoking pipes out of walnuts and drinking straws.

STUFFED DOG aka ALSATIAN CAR DOG

Stuffed Dog AKA Alsatian Car Dog (1940)

A stuffed Alsatian dog rides around in the back of a car to...

SKETCHING MADE EASY

Sketching Made Easy (1940)

A demonstration of sketching made easy, involving a photograph and some...

PENNIES ON CEILING

Pennies On Ceiling (1940)

A pub invites its customers to stick their pennies to the ceiling in bits of...

POLO CROSSE issue title - SAFE AND SOUND

Polo Crosse Issue Title - Safe And Sound (1940)

Footage of polo crosse match.

TENNIS ON SKATES

Tennis On Skates (1941)

Novel tennis matches take place on roller-skates.

SCRAMBALL issue title - DIVERSION

Scramball Issue Title - Diversion (1942)

Girls play a game called Scramball which is a mixture of...

BOW-TIE BOYS

Bow-Tie Boys (1949)

Footage of school boy putting bow-ties on as they leave school in Dagenham, Kent.

DUAL WRITER

Dual Writer (1949)

Mr Rolf Slater writes with both hands at the same time.

GOGGLE WIPERS

Goggle Wipers (1951)

Footage of woman wearing goggles with small wiper blades. London.

ULTRA CLOSE UPS

Ultra Close Ups (1951)

Quiz game that shows everyday objects magnified.

MEN'S HAIR STYLES

Men's Hair Styles (1952)

Footage of men having head measurements made to make hairstyle card index,...

BUS TICKETS

Bus Tickets (1951)

Footage of men looking at albums full of bus tickets, Kensington, London.

MOVABLE WARDROBE

Movable Wardrobe (1952)

Footage of wardrobe with wheels being moved. London.

AUSTRALIA aka PATHE FRONT PAGE

Australia AKA Pathe Front Page (1947)

Performing dogs from Australia show off their tricks.

WHEELBARROW WEDDING

Wheelbarrow Wedding (1946)

Bride and groom use decorated wheelbarrow as bridal carriage due to transport...

BALD HEADED MEN

Bald Headed Men (1950)

Quirky item about competition for bald men in Germany.

LADIES SHOE FASHIONS

Ladies Shoe Fashions (1950-1959)

Quirky but sexy shoes for women, on show in Germany.

MACHINE MADE EXERCISES

Machine Made Exercises (1920-1929)

Various devices which help women to lose weight.

CLIMBING SNOWDON BY CAR

Climbing Snowdon By Car (1917-1918)

Footage of people driving car up the side of Mount Snowdon in Wales.

RUSSIAN HAIRDRESSING

Russian Hairdressing (1968)

Women's hairdressing competition in Riga, Latvia.