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WALKING STICK LIGHT

Walking Stick Light (1937)

A small lamp is attached to a walking stick in order to see in the dark.

NEW ASPHALT MACHINE

New Asphalt Machine (1966)

A new asphalt machine is demonstrated in Arnham in Holland

WATCH THE WHITE LINE!

Watch The White Line! (1940)

A new machine paints the white lines down the middle of the road.

MODERN TRANSPORT

Modern Transport (1938)

A new concrete road in Italy has a central guiding section so the driver doesn't...

THE

The "Grate" Highway (1933)

A new Continental method of road building is seen, using steel grating and...

CRASH HELMETS

Crash Helmets (1953)

Crash helmets are tested at the Road Research Laboratory in Buckinghamshire.

NON SKID CAR aka NOW SKID CAR

Non Skid Car AKA Now Skid Car (1936)

Mr Shoffman tests his new non skid car in London.

 

 

MOTOR DEVICE

Motor Device (1936)

Mad motoring device to tell other drivers when you think it is safe to overtake.

ROUGHOMETER

Roughometer (1949)

A roughometer measures the irregularities in the road surface. Buckinghamshire.

SAFETY FIRST GIRL

Safety First Girl (1936)

A young woman attaches reflectors to her legs to be seen at night in dark...

TRAFFIC WARNING ON HORSE aka HORSE WITH REFLECTORS

Traffic Warning On Horse AKA Horse With Reflectors (1937)

A horse with traffic warning discs on...

HIGHWAY IN THE SKY

Highway In The Sky (1968)

Item showing Western Avenue bridge extension under construction. London.

MODEL ROADWAYS

Model Roadways (1949)

Model roadways representing the road network of the future.

FIRE RESISTING DEMONSTRATION LNER

Fire Resisting Demonstration Lner (1938)

Anti-flam paint is put on a hut and set alight to show its...

ALOFT OVER ALASKA!

Aloft Over Alaska! (1940)

Road engineers fly over Alaska in preparatory work for a new highway.

SCHOOLS IN THE NEWS

Schools In The News (1954)

Two new schools, one at Paddington and one at Kidbrooke, are made in...

TORTOISE AND BELISHA CROSSING

Tortoise And Belisha Crossing (1936)

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

FREIGHT PLANE NEW GUINEA

Freight Plane New Guinea (1940)

A freight plane drops supplies in New Guinea.

AIR CRASH

Air Crash (1968)

Item showing wreckage from British aeroplane which crashed onto German autobahn.

SLIDING-DOOR CAR

Sliding-Door Car (1949)

Footage of of new sliding door car, London.

MELTING STEEL IN A PAPER BAG

Melting Steel In A Paper Bag (1949)

Scientist melt steel in a cellophane bag without melting the bag.

MIDGET RADIO

Midget Radio (1950)

A small auratone portable radio can be carried in the pocket and listened to...

ROAD RESEARCH

Road Research (1950)

Footage of experiments being carried out on road to improve road safety, Colnbrook.

CAR TESTS

Car Tests (1949)

Scientists test car to see how it holds up to cold weather and bumpy roads.

NEW FRENCH ARTERIAL ROAD

New French Arterial Road (1938)

Men work on the construction of a new road between Paris and Brittany.

ORGANISING AN ORGAN

Organising An Organ (1933)

Processes involved in making cinema organs.

CAR CATCHER aka MOTOR DEVICE

Car Catcher AKA Motor Device (1939)

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

HOUSE OF THE FUTURE aka STUDENTS DESIGN HOME OF THE FUTURE

House Of The Future AKA Students Design Home Of The Future (1968)

Art students at Ealing college...

INVENTORS' EXHIBITION

Inventors' Exhibition (1969)

Lots of new handy gadgets on show at the Inventors' Exhibition. London.

SNOW BLIZZARD

Snow Blizzard (1969)

Traffic on snowy country roads during icy conditions.

METAL DETECTORS

Metal Detectors (1948)

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

PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR

Protective Headgear (1953)

Safety helmets are made and tested at a factory in Wheathampstead.

CAR TESTS

Car Tests (1953)

Vehicles are tested for durability at testing centre in Lindley, Warwickshire.

CARAVAN TESTS

Caravan Tests (1954)

Caravan is tested by being driven over rough terrain.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD  NO. 78

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 78 (1936)

Reflective jacket, portable grindstone and...

MOUNTAIN OF MENACE

Mountain Of Menace (1960)

Welsh people have to leave their condemned homes due to the movement of Graig...

NEW RESURFACING MATERIAL FOR ROADS

New Resurfacing Material For Roads (1959)

New resurfacing material on roads of New York, America.

 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN RUSSIA

Traffic Regulations In Russia (1960)

Russian police use photography to catch speeding drivers.

DAVE AND DUSTY JUNK SHOP

Dave And Dusty Junk Shop (1948)

Small boy Dave and his dog Dusty try to sell items to junk man - item...

ROADS issue title -

Roads Issue Title - "I Travel The Road" (1944)

A look at various roads from Roman times to present...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 7

Caught By The Camera No. 7 (1934)

Trees being dug up for a new road in Rome, the Victophonium played...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 93

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 93 (1940)

A new road is built at Port Elizabeth and a cat pulls darts...

CALAMITY !

Calamity ! (1932)

Footage of model train accident for the benefit of children in the United States of...

NEW POSTAGE STAMPS

New Postage Stamps (1968)

Royal Mail reveal latest postage stamps designs: all depict famous British...

NOW PATHE PICTORIAL PRESENTS THE CELEBRATED BARITONE GEORGE BAKER IN

Now Pathe Pictorial Presents The Celebrated Baritone George Baker In "I Travel... (1932)

George...

SCIENCE V FIRE

Science V Fire (1960)

Scientific approach to fire fighting gives great results.

THE BATTLE FOR BEAUTY

The Battle For Beauty (1940-1949)

Very interesting film promoting a campaign to "Help Save Rural England"...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 20

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 20 (1935)

Black Widow spider, home made traction engine...

BROOMWADE PRESENTS reel 2

Broomwade Presents Reel 2 (1935-1939)

Industrial film showing processes involved in making air compressors...

THE WORKHOUSE WARD reel 1

The Workhouse Ward Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Filmed play - very funny stuff about two grumpy men who live in the...