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"Dinner Is Served!" (1933)

Lions chew leather and rubber at a Californian zoo.

DRYLAND SWIMMING

Dryland Swimming (1935)

A woman perfects her swimming strokes in a living room using a specially...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 50 - SEA AIR AND SEE 'HER'!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 50 - Sea Air And See 'her'! (1935)

The latest hats and outfits for...

THE CHAMPION!

The Champion! (1933)

We meet a champion egg-laying hen called Doreen.

SNEEZE-OLOGY

Sneeze-Ology (1934)

Professor Prodnose delivers a talk on sneezes with demonstrations.

LEAPING LIZARDS!

Leaping Lizards! (1935)

Funny item showing a lizard running about on his hind legs in slow motion.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 60

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 60 (1935)

A 'rowing' tricycle, a streamlined pram and...

 

 

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 61

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 61 (1935)

Woman takes toddler and dog to shops on tea...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 64

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 64 (1935)

Greengrocer with bedstead trailer, window...

HUGH RENE

Hugh Rene (1936)

Comedian Hugh Rene shows us some of his comical inventions including a lie detector.

THE BIRD GIRL

The Bird Girl (1932)

Very cute item showing a girl in a bird costume chirruping and tweeting!

NOVELTIES - HERE AND THERE WITH MEN AND MACHINES

Novelties - Here And There With Men And Machines (1932)

Very strong car tyres are demonstrated -...

FLYING TRAINS

Flying Trains (1932)

Strange predictions of trains with wings and propellors - demonstrated on model...

"Hot Dog" Very! (1932)

Short but sweet story about a dog that plays wicket keeper in a game of cricket.

MEET THE COW!

Meet The Cow! (1933)

Footage of cow on parade in Boston, in the United States of America.

THE DOG DAYS ARE HERE

The Dog Days Are Here (1950)

Automatic dog feeding machine and Alsatian caring for a baby deer.

PETS issue title is SEA SHELL HAVE MUSIC

Pets Issue Title Is Sea Shell Have Music (1936)

Various shots of animals eating at Drayton Manor...

DASCHUND CARRIAGE

Daschund Carriage (1936)

A disabled dog is fitted with wheels to help him get around.

CAMEL TRAIN

Camel Train (1937)

Camel trains are put to work in New South Wales pulling ploughs and even a small...

FLOOR CAMERA

Floor Camera (1937)

A demonstration of a new camera which takes pictures from the floor.

WOOD FUEL CAR aka WOODFUEL CAR issue title is OUT OF THE WOOD

Wood Fuel Car AKA Woodfuel Car Issue Title Is Out Of The Wood (1938)

Inventor Mr Donald shows...

BULBS IN TYRE issue title is OUT OF THE WOOD

Bulbs In Tyre Issue Title Is Out Of The Wood (1938)

Women tends to flowers growing in hanging...

MUSICAL DAWSON BIRDS

Musical Dawson Birds (1938)

Musical Dawson and his Canary Choir - birds start and stop singing on...

EXERCISER issue title - AIRWAY

Exerciser Issue Title - Airway (1938)

Footage of a woman using a new electronic fitness device.

FLAME THAT FREEZES HOW A FRIDGE WORKS

Flame That Freezes How A Fridge Works (1939)

Short film explaining how the refrigerator works.

CAR CATCHER aka MOTOR DEVICE

Car Catcher AKA Motor Device (1939)

Safety device fitted to front of a car to scoop up pedestrians and...

& EMU aka SWIMMING EMU

& Emu AKA Swimming Emu (1940)

Egbert the emu likes to swim in the sea with the young signallers for...

SUSPENDERS issue title - HATS OFF !

Suspenders Issue Title - Hats Off ! (1940)

With the aid of diagrams and women's suspenders the...

ELEPHANT aka ELEPHANT WAITER

Elephant AKA Elephant Waiter (1941)

A baby elephant called Comet acts as a waiter in a Devon zoo.

MOTION

Motion (1942)

A camera and light show us the movement tracks for different activities in a study of...

QUEER CYCLING

Queer Cycling (1942)

Mr Flynn invents a new type of double bicycle and Mr Bartlett invents rear wheel...

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES issue title WEIGHT AND SEA

Weights And Measures Issue Title Weight And Sea (1942)

Odd film showing different kinds of weights...

ROTA THE LION

Rota The Lion (1943)

Rota the lion resides at London zoo, he has been given to Winston Churchill as a...

U.S. NAVY DEMONSTRATES FLYING PLATFORM

U.S. Navy Demonstrates Flying Platform (1955)

U.S. Navy reveals closest thing yet to flying saucer -...

METAL DETECTORS

Metal Detectors (1948)

Metal detectors being used in civilian life - in timber yard and by road builders....

SEAPLANE YACHT

Seaplane Yacht (1948)

New type of catamaran-style yacht being sailed on Norfolk Broads.

INDOOR FLYING

Indoor Flying (1949)

Footage of Mr Reginald Pattinson's indoor flying machine. Leeds, Yorkshire.

BEE STING CURE

Bee Sting Cure (1949)

Mr Mason of Burgess Hill, Sussex, claims he can cure rheumatism with bee stings.

INVENTOR

Inventor (1950)

Benjamin Thomas shows his inventions including toothpaste squeezer and pipe lighter.

QUINTICYCLE

Quinticycle (1950)

The Jewell family enjoys a day out on family bike known as the Quinticycle in...

RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES

Radioactive Isotopes (1950)

Radioactive Isotopes are used as detector for patient with thyroid gland...

MECHANICAL TORTOISE

Mechanical Tortoise (1951)

Footage of mechanical tortoise in Bristol.

UNSINKABLE SWIMSUITS

Unsinkable Swimsuits (1952)

Unsinkable swimsuits and underwear are tested out by people in the river...

FLOOD BUNGALOW

Flood Bungalow (1953)

Model bungalow designed to withstand flooding. Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.

WATER CYCLE

Water Cycle (1949)

Quirky invention: a bicycle that can be ridden on water.

PAVEMENT CLOCK

Pavement Clock (1950)

Jeweller, Mr. Dyson, puts clock into pavement outside his shop.

MINIATURE CYCLES

Miniature Cycles (1950)

Quirky inventor Alfred Tabb makes miniature bicycles that work!

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES MACHINE

Noughts And Crosses Machine (1949)

Inventor E.W. Davies and his machine that plays noughts and...

HAIR STYLES

Hair Styles (1951)

New hair style creations from nylon in London

EGG SHAMPOO

Egg Shampoo (1953)

Hairdresser Alan Spiers uses a special shampoo made from egg yolks, rum and vinegar.