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HOUSE ON RAILWAY

House On Railway (1936)

A man is building a house on a disused railway line.

TYRE RETREADING

Tyre Retreading (1948)

Discarded car tyres are given new treads so they can be reused.

SALVAGE FROM RUBBISH

Salvage From Rubbish (1970-1979)

Clothes, paper and metal rubbish sorted and packaged.

TYRE SHOES

Tyre Shoes (1936)

Man demonstrates new shoes made out of bits of old car tyre.

SOLING AND HEELING TYRES

Soling And Heeling Tyres (1940)

Item showing North country depot that repairs and retreads old tyres.

SCRAP IRON

Scrap Iron (1941)

Men in a factory turn scrap iron into munitions.

WASTE PAPER issue title is SAY IT WITH FLYERS

Waste Paper Issue Title Is Say It With Flyers (1943)

Paper being recycled into cardboard at...

 

 

NET RESULT

Net Result (1945)

A woman makes stockings out of old hat netting.

RUBBER TYRES INTO SHOES

Rubber Tyres Into Shoes (1946)

Germans recycle rubber tyres into shoe soles.

NHS TRAILER

Nhs Trailer (1950)

Short trailer film encouraging people to give back their medicine bottles to the NHS.

CEMENT BARREL HOUSE

Cement Barrel House (1937)

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

SALVAGE aka BEACHCOMBING

Salvage AKA Beachcombing (1940)

Wartime beachcombers find all sorts of things from cotton wool to a...

TRAMS aka CABLE TRAMS END IN MELBOURNE

Trams AKA Cable Trams End In Melbourne (1941)

The run of the cable tram comes to an end as new buses...

BATHING COSTUME aka TOWEL BATHING COSTUME issue title -

Bathing Costume AKA Towel Bathing Costume Issue Title - "Free And Easy" (1941)

Actress Wilma...

DE-RUSTING

De-Rusting (1951)

Footage of de-rusting machine and process at factory in London.

ACTIVITIES AT THE DEPOT - SALVAGE

Activities At The Depot - Salvage (1914-1918)

Salvage / recycling materials for war use.

ODDS AND ENDS

Odds And Ends (1924)

Early recycling - a mother makes a child's dress from a small section of gingham.

SOLVING A SLIPPERY PROBLEM

Solving A Slippery Problem (1926)

Craft demonstrating - how to turn worn out dancing shoes into cosy...

NEW BELLS FOR OLD

New Bells For Old (1920-1929)

Processes involved in making large bells for churches or similar.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 20 - A BELT NOVELTY

Feminine Pictorialities No. 20 - A Belt Novelty (1934)

A woman makes belts and bracelets from the...

MAN SCAVENGER AND ALARM CLOCK aka CLOCK ON MAN'S BACK issue title PLAY-TIMING

Man Scavenger And Alarm Clock AKA Clock On Man's Back Issue Title Play-Timing (1936)

An old...

CANOE ON SEA

Canoe On Sea (1936)

Singer Colin Cunningham demonstrates his canoe - made out of household objects.

DONKEY SCULPTOR

Donkey Sculptor (1939)

Ramsgate donkey man carves decorative objects out of chalk he collects at the...

KIDS PLANE aka CHILD'S PLANE issue title reads HEADS AND TAILS

Kids Plane AKA Child's Plane Issue Title Reads Heads And Tails (1938)

Cinema projectionist...

SALVAGE issue title - ALL THE BEST!

Salvage Issue Title - All The Best! (1941)

The Australian army saves £30,000 a year by salvaging and...

REMAKING FURS

Remaking Furs (1941)

A. G. Grubert (?) updates fur coats and replaces worn sections.

RUBBISH MADE USEFUL

Rubbish Made Useful (1965)

The Vickers Seerdrum plant turns rubbish into a pulverised peat like...

SHOE CONVERSION

Shoe Conversion (1952)

A cobbler converting old shoes to new styles in Glasgow, Scotland.

NECK NEWS

Neck News (1945)

Two women model home-made versions of the latest 'dog collars' and chokers.

A GIFT FROM THE SKIES

A Gift From The Skies (1945)

Debris being dumped on sight near Oxford to be recycled.

FINE FEATHERS

Fine Feathers (1946)

Great hats on show in London.

SCRAP FOR MUNITIONS - 1940

Scrap For Munitions - 1940 (1940)

People collect scrap metal for munition in 1940.

SAVE PAPER TRAILER

Save Paper Trailer (1948)

A short trailer film encouraging people to save paper - Terry Thomas stars.

TRAILER - WASTE PAPER

Trailer - Waste Paper (1946)

A short trailer film encouraging people to save waste paper.

MAKING POTS FROM GERMAN HELMETS

Making Pots From German Helmets (1946)

German newsreel item: German army helmets are recycled into...

THEREBY HANGS A TAIL - TRAILER

Thereby Hangs A Tail - Trailer (1945)

Explaining what should be thrown away as kitchen waste for pigs.

SHELL GARDEN beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Shell Garden Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

An item about a man who has...

THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

The Root Of All Evil (1936)

A look at coins in British Museum with quirky animations about money and...

DRY-LAND SAILORS

Dry-Land Sailors (1934)

Members of the West London Model Power Boat Club race their crafts on a lake.

THE FLEET'S IN HARBOUR

The Fleet's In Harbour (1933)

Model boats and model trains - Sydney, Australia.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 30

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 30 (1935)

Children at a Viennese kindergarten, cars on...

MODEL LOCO on sleeve incorrectly as NODEL LOCO issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Model Loco On Sleeve Incorrectly As Nodel Loco Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Mr...

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...

FISHING NET HAT issue title is HANDS WANTED

Fishing Net Hat Issue Title Is Hands Wanted (1939)

Old fisherman makes hat for young lady from rope...

AIR RAID BOOTIES issue title - ALL'S WELL !

Air Raid Booties Issue Title - All's Well ! (1940)

Footage of designer Miss Ashfield making...

SLIPPERS

Slippers (1943)

Anne Edwards gives advice on how to make your own slippers and save clothing coupons.

SALVAGE

Salvage (1943)

Schoolboys from New South Wales go round collecting salvage for the war effort. Australia.

EVENING AND DAY FROCK issue title is HI-DE-HI

Evening And Day Frock Issue Title Is Hi-De-Hi (1943)

Item showing women how to recycle evening...

PEDAL CAR issue title is ON YOUR TOES

Pedal Car Issue Title Is On Your Toes (1943)

The Sykes family combat petrol rationing - they ride...

CAR DUMP

Car Dump (1943)

Female workers salvage old cars at Crystal Palace, London.