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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.

RAT AND PIGEON issue title AIRS - OPEN AND MUSICAL

Rat And Pigeon Issue Title Airs - Open And Musical (1936)

Quirky item about a rat and a pigeon...

QUEER FISH issue title is SEA SHELL HAVE MUSIC

Queer Fish Issue Title Is Sea Shell Have Music (1936)

Different methods of catching exotic fish in...

TORTOISE AND BELISHA CROSSING

Tortoise And Belisha Crossing (1936)

A Belisha Beacon is built in a London garden for a tortoise to...

HEDGEHOG

Hedgehog (1936)

Shots of a man's pet hedgehog being taken for a walk by his owner.

STEERING WHEEL CYCLE

Steering Wheel Cycle (1936)

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

 

 

PATENT CHAIR

Patent Chair (1937)

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

WATER HYACINTH issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Water Hyacinth Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Water hyacinths block River Brisbane and...

SPLIT TREE  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Split Tree Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

A strange tree, grown from two trunks, stands...

ROAD STREAM issue title - STREAMLANED

Road Stream Issue Title - Streamlaned (1937)

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

ELEPHANTS MANICURE issue title CALLING ALL TARS

Elephants Manicure Issue Title Calling All Tars (1937)

Zoo Keeper files an elephant's nails at...

CAT AND RATS

Cat And Rats (1938)

A cat becomes friends with two rats and they play together.

CANARIES AND COBBLER on sleeve as CANARIES AND COBLER issue title is BREAK AWAY

Canaries And Cobbler On Sleeve As Canaries And Cobler Issue Title Is Break Away (1939)

A...

INVENTIONS issue title is THE VERY IDEA

Inventions Issue Title Is The Very Idea (1939)

Novelty inventions such as hot knife for spreading...

BLACK OUT IDEAS issue title - BLACK AND BLUE

Black Out Ideas Issue Title - Black And Blue (1939)

Footage of new inventions including bumper that...

DUCK PET

Duck Pet (1940)

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

CAT & DUCKLINGS issue title - MERRY GO ROUND

Cat & Ducklings Issue Title - Merry Go Round (1940)

A cat looks after her kittens as well as a...

DUSTBINS issue title - GOING PLACES

Dustbins Issue Title - Going Places (1941)

A dustbin lid is adapted to put out firebombs with sand.

THE LENS

The Lens (1941)

A look at how lenses in the eye and camera work.

SHADOWS

Shadows (1941)

A look at the role of shadows in life.

FURRY CLOCK

Furry Clock (1941)

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

FRIENDLY ENEMIES issue title - ONCE UPON A TIME

Friendly Enemies Issue Title - Once Upon A Time (1942-1944)

A dog, fox, rabbit and kitten live happily...

SQUIRREL issue title is OUT AND ABOUT

Squirrel Issue Title Is Out And About (1944)

Mrs Jobson and her tame red squirrel at Little...

GLASS FABRIC

Glass Fabric (1944)

Glass fibre is made into material to be used in insulating blankets and wadding.

GERMANY - ROLLER SKIS

Germany - Roller Skis (1955)

A new ski on rollers open the way to all year skiing.

THIS HEN BOWLS TEN

This Hen Bowls Ten (1964)

A German hen plays with a toy ten pin bowling alley.

DOG CLIMBS TREE

Dog Climbs Tree (1969)

Dog called Bessie climbs up a tree in Highgate.

RADIO CYCLIST

Radio Cyclist (1948)

Arthur Newman fixes a radio to his bicycle so he can tune in whilst cycling. London.

CLOTHING CATTLE

Clothing Cattle (1948)

Mrs Woodhouse dresses her cows in coats which she says makes them produce more...

ARMCHAIR CYCLIST

Armchair Cyclist (1948)

Engineer Russell Searle takes his 'armchair' bicycle out for a spin.

SILENT BUTLER

Silent Butler (1948)

Safe on house that tradesmen place their deliveries in, housewife then collects them...

DIVER

Diver (1948)

Footage of man diving with home-made diving kit, London.

OUTBOARD CYCLE

Outboard Cycle (1949)

A man attaches a small motor to his bicycle to save him pedalling everywhere....

HYDROFIN

Hydrofin (1950)

Footage of new boat the hydrofin being demonstrated, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

HEN SPECTACLES

Hen Spectacles (1951)

Footage of the bizarre idea of spectacles for hens, Spalding, Lincolnshire.

JACKFIELD VILLAGE

Jackfield Village (1952)

Footage of the village of Jackfield in Shropshire suffering from subsidence.

LOCUSTS

Locusts (1953)

Laboratory girls do tests on locusts to try to discover a way to poison plagues of them.

GIRL WATER DIVINER

Girl Water Diviner (1954)

Diviner Catherine Bent has such extreme reactions her whole body twitches when...

FOLDING CARAVAN

Folding Caravan (1954)

Man and woman demonstrate scooter trailer tent.

ALBERT BRIDGE

Albert Bridge (1950)

Traffic on Albert Bridge, London + library shots of Tacoma Bridge disaster.

PRAM CAR

Pram Car (1951)

New pioneering tram is put to the test in Leamington Spa

AERATONE BATH

Aeratone Bath (1954)

Footage of young lady enjoying new kind of bubble bath at London's White House.

BREEZY BILL

Breezy Bill (1932)

Story about a large sea lion called 'Breezy Bill'.

RABBITS FOR SALE issue title WHEELSPIN TO WILTON!

Rabbits For Sale Issue Title Wheelspin To Wilton! (1936)

A woman carries an umbrella with dead...

DAVE AND DUSTY  CHESS

Dave And Dusty Chess (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 132 - see separate record for...

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 133 - see separate record for details.

DAVE AND DUSTY SKATING

Dave And Dusty Skating (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 146 - see separate record for...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 8

Would You Believe It? No. 8 (1934)

Strange things including tiny elephants inside a bean and a part of...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 46

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 46 (1935)

Turkey adopts ducklings, a chimp has a haircut...