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BRICKLAYERS CRASH HAT

Bricklayers Crash Hat (1937)

Bricklayer wears motorcycle crash helmet when carrying bricks up ladder. ...

POTATO AND LOCK issue title HOW QUAINT!

Potato And Lock Issue Title How Quaint! (1937)

A potato that had grown around an old padlock buried...

PAINTING TOE NAILS

Painting Toe Nails (1936)

Toe nail painting service at the beach.

NOSE PRINTS

Nose Prints (1927)

Cattle have nose prints taken rather than being branded.

PAPER SUIT issue title AIRS - OPEN AND MUSICAL

Paper Suit Issue Title Airs - Open And Musical (1936)

Eccentric man selling oranges attracts...

SHOESHINE GIRL

Shoeshine Girl (1936)

A woman earns a living by cleaning bags of shoes for her clients.

CYCLING KEY CUTTER aka LOCKSMITH ON WHEELS

Cycling Key Cutter AKA Locksmith On Wheels (1937)

Key cutter on a bicycle visits homes to cut keys.

 

 

EGG CARRIER SHOPPING aka BASKET AND EGGS CARRIER

Egg Carrier Shopping AKA Basket And Eggs Carrier (1937)

Egg holder on outer side of shopping...

MAN WITH BALLOONS

Man With Balloons (1937)

A balloon salesman exchanges his wears for bottles and jars.

GIRL PEANUT SELLER

Girl Peanut Seller (1937)

Woman wears hat with basket of peanuts on, people stop her to buy a bag.

BRUSH SALESMAN issue title is HOOPS DEARIE!

Brush Salesman Issue Title Is Hoops Dearie! (1937)

Door-to-door brush salesman displays his brushes...

EGGSHELL FLOWERS

Eggshell Flowers (1939)

Woman making tulips out of eggshells.

ELEPHANT WASHER

Elephant Washer (1951)

A baby elephant is given a shower in an Essex carwash.

PLOUGHING IN SWIMSUIT

Ploughing In Swimsuit (1936)

Farmer ploughs field wearing swimsuit.

GIRL SELLING FISH ON POLE aka BLOATER GIRL

Girl Selling Fish On Pole AKA Bloater Girl (1937)

Girl caries fish on a pole and sells it on...

MAN FISH SELLER

Man Fish Seller (1937)

Fish seller with fish hanging down his back.

CALENDAR SALESMAN aka SELLING CALENDARS

Calendar Salesman AKA Selling Calendars (1937)

A man with a panel filled with calendars around his...

FISH SELLER WITH SAIL POWERED BARROW aka SAILING BARROW

Fish Seller With Sail Powered Barrow AKA Sailing Barrow (1937)

Fish seller's barrow sails along...

LUCKY HORSE SHOES

Lucky Horse Shoes (1937)

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

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...

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...

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...

COBBLER aka SHOE REPAIRER IN TREE

Cobbler AKA Shoe Repairer In Tree (1940)

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

WALNUT PIPES

Walnut Pipes (1940)

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

MEN'S HAIR STYLES

Men's Hair Styles (1952)

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

DOLL FACTORY

Doll Factory (1963)

An item about the manufacture of plastic dolls.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 537 -  reel 2 of 2 - LIQUEUR CHOCOLATES and SNOGOMETER

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 537 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Liqueur Chocolates And Snogometer (1965)

Cuts...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 545 - FACTORY NURSERY, 'GOLDFINGER' DESIGNER and RANDOM...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 545 - Factory Nursery, 'goldfinger' Designer And Random... (1965)

Out...

DESIGN IN PLASTIC

Design In Plastic (1966)

Unusual ornaments are made from dipping leaves in gold then setting them in...

NEW GADGETS ARE HOUSEWIVES' CHOICE

New Gadgets Are Housewives' Choice (1959)

Fun item showing us around the Amsterdam Household Fair.

SHEPHERDESS issue title AIRS - OPEN AND MUSICAL

Shepherdess Issue Title Airs - Open And Musical (1936)

A look at a shepherdess and her flock of...

YOKE AND CYCLIST

Yoke And Cyclist (1936)

A shop owner uses a dairy maid's yoke to carry packages as he rides his bike.

HOT PIES ON A BIKE aka SELLING PIES HAT

Hot Pies On A Bike AKA Selling Pies Hat (1937)

A man sells hot pies on a bicycle.

ROLLER SKATING GROCER aka SKATING GREENGROCER

Roller Skating Grocer AKA Skating Greengrocer (1937)

Greengrocer on roller skates pushes a tea...

ONE WAY HORSE issue title - TRACES, TRICKS AND TREMOLOS

One Way Horse Issue Title - Traces, Tricks And Tremolos (1937)

A farmer takes his horse down the...

SCOOTER

Scooter (1937)

A new front wheel drive scooter is propelled by pumping the handle up and down. Sydney,...

PIPE SELLER

Pipe Seller (1937)

A young woman sells smoking pipes to fishermen on the beach.

CEMENT BARREL HOUSE

Cement Barrel House (1937)

A teashop has been built entirely from cement salvaged from a ship.

CUTLERY SHARPENER

Cutlery Sharpener (1937)

Woman mobile knife sharpener at work.

KNIFE GRINDER issue title SEE HOW THEY RUN

Knife Grinder Issue Title See How They Run (1937)

Knife Grinder's invention - a bicycle powered...

MUFFIN SALES GIRL ON BICYCLE issue title is HOOPS DEARIE!

Muffin Sales Girl On Bicycle Issue Title Is Hoops Dearie! (1937)

Girl sells muffins in street...

BEAD SELLER issue title is HERE'S HOW aka BEADS

Bead Seller Issue Title Is Here's How AKA Beads (1937)

Woman sells strings of beads from rod...

FISH MONGER ON BIKE   aka FISHMONGER ON WHEELS   issue title is HERE'S HOW

Fish Monger On Bike AKA Fishmonger On Wheels Issue Title Is Here's How (1937)

Man sells...

SHOE SHINE issue title is HERE'S HOW aka SHOEBLACK'S CHAIR

Shoe Shine Issue Title Is Here's How AKA Shoeblack's Chair (1937)

Enterprising shoe shiner...

ARTIST BLACKSMITH

Artist Blacksmith (1939)

Village blacksmith casts woman's portrait in iron.

TRAVELLING DART BOARD issue title is HAPPY DAYS

Travelling Dart Board Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

Man on bike carries around dart board,...

TOYS MENDER aka TOYS TO MEND

Toys Mender AKA Toys To Mend (1940)

A carpenter mends children's toys at the roadside in Thanet, Kent....

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.