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Breaking Up Subs And Torpedoes For Scrap (1940-1949)

Breaking up submarines and torpedoes for scrap...

Scrap Iron (1941)

Men in a factory turn scrap iron into munitions.

Wonder Garden And Unusable Machinery Exhibition (1960)

Swiss artist creates 'useless machinery' ...

The Old Crocks' Graveyard (1932)

Old cars are burned out and pushed into a disused gravel pit - what...

Fragmentiser (1967)

A Fragmentiser crushes up cars and shreds them into metal pieces.

Car Wreckers (1961)

Pre-1937 cars are dumped in overwhelmed scrap yards when new road-worthiness tests...

New Ships From Old! AKA New Ships For Old (1932)

A ship breakers' yard in Blyth. We see bits of...

Scrap Drive (1952)

Minister of Supply, Duncan Sandys, visits a scrap yard to encourage their trade.

Steel Making (1937)

A look at the work of a big steel plant in Letchworth, near London.

Rust In Peace (1963)

Old and abandoned cars are collected and taken to scrap heap in Reading, Berkshire.

Everywhere - Car Dumping A Major Nuisance (1965)

Item about problem of abandoned cars in public...

'invincible' Locomotive (1967)

The locomotive 'Invincible' which worked for Ministry of Aviation is to...

A Gift From The Skies (1945)

Debris being dumped on sight near Oxford to be recycled.

Load Being Lifted (1910-1920)

Scrap metal lifted by large magnet.

Trolleybus Break-Up (1959)

London trolley buses are broken down for scrap.

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 314 - Child Skater AKA Chico Skater, Housewife Scrap... (1960)

Out...

Nail Artist (1966)

Artist, David Partridge, makes mosaics and sculptures from scrap metal and old nails.

The Root Of All Evil (1936)

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

Up Housewives And At 'em! (1940)

Herbert Morrison calls on housewives to put out paper and metal...

George Formby - Salvage Collector (1940)

Formby collects old pots and pans for scrap metal - then...

Ancient To Modern (1940)

Old cannons are dug up from near Tower Hill to be used as scrap metal for new...

Old Cars Burn Up (1958)

Scrap cars are fed into a smoke eliminating furnace in New York.

Car Dump (1943)

Female workers salvage old cars at Crystal Palace, London.

Antique Vehicles AKA Old Crocks (1951)

Footage of antique vehicles being renovated in Twyford,...

Scrap For Arms

A ship full of scrap metal is off loaded at a British port.

How Not To Get Rid Of Your Old Car - Germany (1962)

Germans showing various ways to get rid of...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 326 - Zanzibar Story AKA Zanzabaar Sic Story, Car... (1961)

Out...

Housewife Scrap Merchant (1961)

Mary Ford loads scrap metal onto her truck in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Scrap For Britain (1939)

Footage of scrap metal being loaded onto ships in the United States of America...

Syd Walker (1943)

Syd Walker sings a song about giving your scrap to help the war effort.

Motoring's New Look (1960)

Motoring news - new car crusher, breathalyser, and streamlined XNR car.

Metal Sculptor (1967)

Artist Albert Guibara makes models of skyscrapers from old car radiators. New York,...

Magicians Meet In Paris (1969)

Magicians, hypnotists and mediums show-off talents on Paris streets.

Mobilise Your Scrap (1942)

A Government Official film showing the uses for scrap metal, and appealing...

Ship Breakers Issue Title Is Break Away (1939)

Breaking up old Cunarder, the Berengaria, provides...

School Car (1952)

Boys from an Essex school rebuild an old car as part of their science lesson.

American Navy Boats (1914-1929)

Large numbers of ships of the American Navy lined up off coastal area after...

A Good Use For Zeppelins (1914-1918)

Souvenirs made from pieces of wrecked zeppelin frames sold for War...

Selected Originals - Duke's Successful Tour (1962)

Material relating to newsreel story "Duke's...

Duke's Tour Of South America (1962)

Colour cuts from Prince Philip's tour of South America - dupe of...