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CARNIVAL COSTUMES IN PAPER

Carnival Costumes In Paper (1933)

Cute film showing lovely fancy dress costumes made from crepe paper.

A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

A Weighty Problem (1933)

A group of overweight men and women are seen being weighed, exercising and...

THE JAZZ DANCE - A BURLESQUE BY BILLY WELLS AND THE ECLAIR TWINS

The Jazz Dance - A Burlesque By Billy Wells And The Eclair Twins (1928)

Crazy dancing involving...

CHAZ CHASE TURNS VEGETARIAN

Chaz Chase Turns Vegetarian (1948)

A story about man who eats flowers, paper, bus tickets, matches to...

THAT RAZOR BLADE PROBLEM!

That Razor Blade Problem! (1936)

Arthur Haylock eats razor blades, flowers, a light bulb and a bowler...

NON STOP PIANIST

Non Stop Pianist (1920)

'Professor' Albert Kemp attempts to break the World record for the longest time...

BRITISH EMPIRE BALL

British Empire Ball (1920)

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

 

 

HARRY HEMSLEY

Harry Hemsley (1933)

Harry does an impersonation of a three and a half year old girl - the voice only!

THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE

The World And Its People (1935)

Mind-boggling item works out areas that the entire population of the...

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...

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...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 42 - A HAIR NOVELTY

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

Great story shows a woman getting a new...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 52 - ALL ABOARD FOR SUNSHINE

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

Glamour girls in swimsuits...

FASHION GOES TO THE HEAD

Fashion Goes To The Head (1935)

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

DIVERS TRAIN ON LAND

Divers Train On Land (1931)

Funny footage of men who practice diving suspended by ropes.

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.

PARIS - FASHION A LA FATH

Paris - Fashion A La Fath (1954)

Some of the secrets of Jacques Fath's new summer and spring...

TO WED ON HIGH WIRE

To Wed On High Wire (1959)

A high wire double act get married on a tightrope in La Rochelle, France.

WINDMILL issue title WAGGERS AND JOKERS

Windmill Issue Title Waggers And Jokers (1936)

A windmill on the Isle of Thanet that has been...

WALKING COCKLE STALL issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Walking Cockle Stall Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Quirky item - women wears circular...

BATHING COSTUMES

Bathing Costumes (1936)

Nice bathing costumes fashion show.

DELIVERING GOODS BY ROWING BOAT

Delivering Goods By Rowing Boat (1936)

A tradesman delivers his goods by boat on the river Stour,...

BUTCHERS EARLY BIKE DELIVERIES

Butchers Early Bike Deliveries (1936)

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

TRAM TICKET PICS

Tram Ticket Pics (1937)

Marjorie Clayton creates pictures by sticking coloured parts of old tram tickets...

PATENT CHAIR

Patent Chair (1937)

A model demonstrates the latest design in armchairs with clever compartments which...

LONG MOUSTACHE

Long Moustache (1937)

Mr Williams of Margate claims to have the longest moustache in the country at 15...

FERRY issue title - BOATS AND BELLES

Ferry Issue Title - Boats And Belles (1937)

A man uses metal pulley system to transport vehicles and...

HOUSES WITH STATUES  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Houses With Statues Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

Houses in a Hampshire village are...

ROAD STREAM issue title - STREAMLANED

Road Stream Issue Title - Streamlaned (1937)

A small Kent village has a water filled Lane running...

BOY STOP SIGN issue title HERE'S HOW

Boy Stop Sign Issue Title Here's How (1937)

Boy uses 'stop' sign glove as novel way of getting bus...

OLDEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY issue title is HOUSE FULL

Oldest House In Canterbury Issue Title Is House Full (1938)

A look at the oldest house in...

MUSICAL BOXES

Musical Boxes (1938)

Mr A. J. A. Symons showing the largest collection of musical boxes in the world.

LADY BLACKSMITH

Lady Blacksmith (1938)

Mrs Arnold - a woman blacksmith.

DOGS aka DOG ITEMS

Dogs AKA Dog Items (1939)

Fido takes a walk with his mistress and ends 'parked' in front of a pub with...

NAILS issue title is ENGLAND EXPECTS

Nails Issue Title Is England Expects (1939)

Hat decorated with nails, protective false nails and...

BLACK OUT IDEAS aka BLACKOUT TIPS item title is ANCIENT AND MODERN

Black Out Ideas AKA Blackout Tips Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

Road safety ideas...

DUCK PET

Duck Pet (1940)

A family raises a pet duck from an egg found by their son. Crewe, Cheshire.

TAKING COVER AND CAMOUFLAGED COSTUME

Taking Cover And Camouflaged Costume (1940)

An angler puts up a sign to protect his gear, and a girl...

BIRD PET issue title -

Bird Pet Issue Title - "Going Our Way?" (1940)

A man takes his pet budgerigar to the pub. Durham.

ARTIST'S STREET EXHIBITION

Artist's Street Exhibition (1941)

Men and women display the paintings of Albert Perry on sandwich...

CORK MEMORIAL

Cork Memorial (1942)

Mr Worthington carves a three tiered war memorial out of thousands of corks.

ELASTIC

Elastic (1942)

Different uses for elastic.

CHICK PLUMAGE

Chick Plumage (1966)

Hats made of poultry feathers on show.

YOUNGEST MAYORESS

Youngest Mayoress (1947)

Teenager Jean Owen becomes the youngest mayoress of Bexley, London.

MAN ON SKATES

Man On Skates (1947)

A city gent roller skates to work to save money and get fit. London.

THE GROTTO

The Grotto (1948)

A look at the lovely shell covered grotto in Margate, Kent.

GLASS FABRICS

Glass Fabrics (1948)

A look at how broken glass it turned into fibre and made into hats. Acton, London.