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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ?

What Do You Know About ? (1944)

Item about the skin of the human body.

CRANES

Cranes (1939)

A short history of cranes.

THERMOMETERS issue title is ENGLAND EXPECTS

Thermometers Issue Title Is England Expects (1939)

Thermometers - unusual and historical - on...

DICE

Dice (1941)

Item about dice and their uses.

CHICKEN INCUBATORS

Chicken Incubators (1947)

Incubators employed to increase chicken and egg production.

THE EAR issue title is THAT THERE EAR

The Ear Issue Title Is That There Ear (1938)

An informative look at the way the ear works, with...

INDUSTRIAL ONE-ARM BANDIT  aka INDUSTRIAL ONE ARMED BANDIT

Industrial One-Arm Bandit AKA Industrial One Armed Bandit (1968)

Spooky glimpse of the year...

 

 

MICHAEL FARADAY

Michael Faraday (1931)

Experiments using electricity are seen at the Michael Faraday Exhibition in...

A NEW BALL GAME!

A New Ball Game! (1940)

Girls of the Natal Technical College do formation exercises with balls.

THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE

The World And Its People (1935)

Mind-boggling item works out areas that the entire population of the...

PENS

Pens (1939)

A short history of writing.

PICNICS - PAST AND FUTURE

Picnics - Past And Future (1944)

A look at picnics past and future.

POSITISED SOCKS

Positised Socks (1952)

Footage of sock being treated in liquid rubber to prevent shrinkage. Welwyn Garden...

TROOPS WITH ANIMALS

Troops With Animals (1946)

A look at the animals which will be used in the Bikini Atom test.

BOYS LEARNING COOKING

Boys Learning Cooking (1946)

Boys have cooking lessons at school in Stockholm, Sweden.

BREAD EXHIBITION

Bread Exhibition (1949)

Rows of different bread in Italy.

POLIO VACCINE MANUFACTURED

Polio Vaccine Manufactured (1956)

Item showing polio vaccine being manufactured in laboratory....

NUMBERS THAT DRAW

Numbers That Draw (1914-1918)

Pendulum device that draws.

DIVERS ON BOAT ON WANSEE

Divers On Boat On Wansee (1929)

Footage of divers on the Wansee Lake. Germany.

RUSSIA AT EXPO '67. MONTREAL

Russia At Expo '67. Montreal (1967)

Key Russian scientific exhibits at the Montreal Expo

AUTOMATIC SHOP IN ROTTERDAM

Automatic Shop In Rotterdam (1962)

Nice footage of a woman in a revolutionary shop where everything is...

SPACE AGE HAIR FASHIONS

Space Age Hair Fashions (1962)

Hair fashions are out of this world in Wokingham.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 405 - Reel 1 of 2 - WINDOW DRESSING / SPACE AGE HAIR...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 405 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Window Dressing / Space Age Hair... (1962)

Out...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 23

Caught By The Camera No. 23 (1935)

Stories in this item include a cradle exhibition in Genoa, Italy...

COMING UP!

Coming Up! (1940)

Mushroom spores are incubated, cultivated picked in Australia.

SUGAR AND STARCH - A BANANA SIDELIGHT

Sugar And Starch - A Banana Sidelight (1933)

Boys perform experiments on bananas in a science...

THIS CAR IS HISTORY

This Car Is History (1958)

Rover's Gas Turbine 'Jet' Car is shown at the Science Museum in London.

FLAME THAT FREEZES HOW A FRIDGE WORKS

Flame That Freezes How A Fridge Works (1939)

Short film explaining how the refrigerator works.

THE PLOUGH issue title is HAPPY DAYS

The Plough Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

A look at how ploughs work and have developed over the...

DIAMONDS

Diamonds (1941)

A look at diamonds and other precious and semiprecious stones.

ROLLING ALONG

Rolling Along (1941)

A look at the development of the wheel and how it is used today.

SCIENCE MUSEUM

Science Museum (1951)

Good footage of the Science Museum shop in Kensington, London.

COAL MINE

Coal Mine (1951)

Life model of coal miners being set up at Kensington, London.

SOUND TESTS IN FLATS

Sound Tests In Flats (1950)

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research test noise levels inside...

KABARDINO-BALKARIA GETS A UNIVERSITY

Kabardino-Balkaria Gets A University (1957)

A new university opens at Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria....

JOHN GLENN'S SPACE CAPSULE IN LONDON

John Glenn's Space Capsule In London (1962)

Glenn's space capsule placed in Science Museum.

BRITISH SCIENCE DISPLAY IN ACCRA - REEL 2.

British Science Display In Accra - Reel 2. (1962)

Various exhibits from the British Science Display...

BRITISH SCIENCE DISPLAY IN ACCRA - REEL ONE.

British Science Display In Accra - Reel One. (1962)

Opening of the British Science display in...

FROM SCHOOL TO NUCLEAR RESEARCH

From School To Nuclear Research (1964)

Film demonstrating importance of teaching for the future of...

FIRE

Fire (1931)

Different ways of making fire are examined, from rubbing sticks to lighting matches.

HAIR RESEARCH

Hair Research (1957)

Get a free haircut as a guinea-pig in a shampoo research centre.

VOICE GRAFTING

Voice Grafting (1932)

Good footage of HMV studios in 1932.

THE WORLD ON SHOW

The World On Show (1958)

Exhibition in Brussels opened by King Baudouin. Good shots of the Atomium.

WEIGHING SCALES

Weighing Scales (1936)

Shots of a wide variety of scales, balances and weights.

MADAME YOU WILL WALK   issue title is HOT DOGS

Madame You Will Walk Issue Title Is Hot Dogs (1942)

Quirky item about what happens to human body...

ISAAC NEWTON issue title is TIME WILL TELL

Isaac Newton Issue Title Is Time Will Tell (1943)

Item about Isaac Newton showing place of birth in...

ANOTHER NEW GIANT 'PLANE

Another New Giant 'plane (1932)

Various shots of the new "DO.K" aircraft.

CHILDREN MAKE ATOMIC ENERGY PLANT aka CHILDREN MAKE ATOM PLANT

Children Make Atomic Energy Plant AKA Children Make Atom Plant (1947)

Various shots of students...

ROCKET FEVER GRIPS NATION'S TEENAGERS

Rocket Fever Grips Nation's Teenagers (1958)

Nun talking the teenagers, preparing and launching...

LUMIERE CINEMATOGRAPHY EXHIBITION IN LONDON

Lumiere Cinematography Exhibition In London (1964)

An exhibition at the Science Museum and modern...