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AN APPLE TRICK

An Apple Trick (1931)

A trick is demonstrated and its secret revealed.

INTRODUCING MISS TEA COSY

Introducing Miss Tea Cosy (1931)

Processes involved in making a cute tea cosy from a broken doll and...

LADY BLACKSMITH

Lady Blacksmith (1941)

A 16 year old girl is the village blacksmith. Location of events unknown.

SEWING MACHINE

Sewing Machine (1942)

An old fashioned sewing machine is compared with a new one.

MOLESKINS

Moleskins (1941)

A look at the process of making a moleskin coat.

DRESSES FROM SCARVES

Dresses From Scarves (1952)

A young woman models dresses made entirely form scarves. London.

GIRLS SCHOOL INDONESIA

Girls School Indonesia (1947)

Domestic Science Girls School in Indonesia.

 

 

A CAMISOLE NOTE

A Camisole Note (1921)

A pretty bra is made from some handkerchiefs.

LASSIES OF TUNGISKY aka LASSIES OF TUNGUSKA

Lassies Of Tungisky AKA Lassies Of Tunguska (1936)

The ladies of Tunguska, Siberia, sew deerskin to...

ADAMS HIGH HAT aka ADAM'S HIGH HATS

Adams High Hat AKA Adam's High Hats (1936)

An item showing how a Guard's bearskin hat is put...

HANDBAGS BEING MADE

Handbags Being Made (1924)

Processes involved in making dainty handbags are demonstrated.

BATHING COSTUME aka TOWEL BATHING COSTUME issue title -

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

Actress Wilma...

MADEIRA SEWING

Madeira Sewing (1952)

Footage of women of all ages sewing in Madeira.

LACE MAKING

Lace Making (1953)

Lengths of lace fabric are manufactured in Nottingham.

BABY MINDERS

Baby Minders (1946)

Baby minding office opened in Luton.

NEW USES FOR CELLOPHANE

New Uses For Cellophane (1950)

Girls weave and crochet cellophane scraps into doilies and furniture...

SEWING MACHINES

Sewing Machines (1964)

Old and new sewing machines are contrasted.

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...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 75

Caught By The Camera No. 75 (1936)

A lady on the street repairs ladders in stockings, a female cobbler...

GRANDPA!

Grandpa! (1930)

Performing chimp eats soup, drinks beer and smokes a cigarette.

GETTING THE NEEDLE

Getting The Needle (1937)

A look inside a sewing needle factory.

SAIL MAKERS TAKE CARE

Sail Makers Take Care (1937)

A look at how sails are made in Crewkerne, Somerset.

FIGURES WHILE YOU WAIT

Figures While You Wait (1939)

Acrobatic dancer Rosemary Andree has a dressmaking dummy made to match...

THOSE ARMY BLANKETS!

Those Army Blankets! (1940)

Good shots of girls at work in a mill as we see complete process of making...

MILITARY MILLINERY

Military Millinery (1940)

Complete process of making tin helmets for South African soldiers.

HATS WHILE YOU WAIT

Hats While You Wait (1930)

The way to make cute hats from crepe paper is demonstrated.

WOMEN SEWING

Women Sewing (1929)

Nice footage of a group of young women making Belgian lace.

MONKEY aka SALLY  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Monkey AKA Sally Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

Sally the chimp doesn't just wear...

SEWING MACHINES

Sewing Machines (1934)

Short film on history of sewing machines.

DOLLS HOSPITAL

Dolls Hospital (1938)

Children bring their sick and injured dolls to Jack's Doll Hospital where they are...

MAKING CRICKET BALLS issue title HOW'S THAT?

Making Cricket Balls Issue Title How's That? (1939)

Traditional way of making cricket balls by hand...

REMAKING FURS

Remaking Furs (1941)

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

SASH DRESS

Sash Dress (1950)

Actress Enid Smeedon shows the versatility of a sash as an accessory to an evening gown....

KILT MAKING

Kilt Making (1952)

Kilt being made at factory in Glasgow, Scotland.

X-RAYS FOR ALL

X-Rays For All (1944)

Girls at a clothing factory are given free medical check ups and x-rays.

THE WOMEN OF SPAIN aka SPANISH CIVIL WAR - WOMEN OF MADRID

The Women Of Spain AKA Spanish Civil War - Women Of Madrid

Women during the Spanish Civil...

GERMAN FASHION

German Fashion (1946)

German newsreel item about women designing clothes.

WOMEN WORKERS IN TEXTILE FACTORY

Women Workers In Textile Factory (1948)

Factory girls take dance classes after work. Lodz, Poland.

SAILORS BRAVE ANTARCTIC WINTER

Sailors Brave Antarctic Winter (1957)

American sailors battle with the Antarctic winter.

DUTCH CHILDREN'S OWN

Dutch Children's Own "Youthland Centre" In Amsterdam (1965)

Children in Holland enjoy "Youthland"...

MAKING CRICKET BALLS  issue title HOW'S THAT?

Making Cricket Balls Issue Title How's That? (1939)

Traditional way of making cricket balls by...

TWO CHILDREN AND MOTHER

Two Children And Mother (1910-1919)

Nice footage of a girl and boy playing in a garden while their mother...

BALLET SHOES

Ballet Shoes (1956)

Ballet shoes are made at the famous firm of Anello and Davide.

NOVELIST BRICKLAYER

Novelist Bricklayer (1961)

Novelist Dennis Wheatley and his hobby of brick laying at his home in...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 410 - CANARY ISLANDS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 410 - Canary Islands (1962)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for the stories...

FUR FASHIONS

Fur Fashions (1963)

Glamorous fur coats are made and modelled.

CHICAGO CYCLES

Chicago Cycles (1939)

Footage of a cycling family riding some very strange invention in Chicago in the...

CHARLES HARRISON

Charles Harrison (1933)

Comedian Charles Harrison mimes his mother and then his father sewing on a...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 35

Caught By The Camera No. 35 (1935)

Stories in this item include hat making in the Tyrol in Austria and...