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STRONG KID aka STRONG BABY

Strong Kid AKA Strong Baby (1941)

A three year old boy shows his strength by lifting a sack, vacuum...

THE SUPER GLIDER!

The Super Glider! (1930)

A glider is seen - various shots of the plane and its creator.

THE BREAKING POINT

The Breaking Point (1938)

Testing factory for in Vienna, Austria.

NEW TYPE CRANE

New Type Crane (1951)

New type of mobile crane is demonstrated in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

THE STATUE LIVES

The Statue Lives (1936)

21 year old farmer Harold Lawrence shows he is Britain's strongest youth by...

SWINGING FOR BEAUTY

Swinging For Beauty (1939)

Germany girls in short white dresses exercise with hoops in a field.

A BIG PULL

A Big Pull (1933)

Item showing how the Canadian Mines Department check ropes for safety.

 

 

ACROBATS

Acrobats (1938)

Les Silver acrobats doing tricks.

NICHOLAS NAIL

Nicholas Nail (1939)

Strong man Nicholas Zeff bangs a large nail into wood with a hand and takes it out...

STRONG MAN

Strong Man (1944)

Strong man Korosenko demonstrates his strength by bending iron bars etc.

ROPE MAKING

Rope Making (1948)

Sisal is transformed into thick rope at factory in Charlton, London.

TOY TESTING

Toy Testing (1952)

Kids test the strength of toys in Erith, Kent.

FURNITURE RESEARCH

Furniture Research (1953)

Chairs are tested at the Furniture Development Council.

GIRL WEIGHT LIFTERS

Girl Weight Lifters (1954)

Footage of girl weight lifters in action at gym in Paddington, London.

LITTLE KNOWN PROFESSIONS - THE EGG ENGINEERS

Little Known Professions - The Egg Engineers (1933)

A man abseils down a Yorkshire cliff to gather...

STRENGTH

Strength (1930)

Stunt performer (or mad man !) Saxson Brown performing.

SWISS WRESTLERS

Swiss Wrestlers (1932)

Wrestling competition in Switzerland.

WHAT A NECK

What A Neck (1935)

Stuntman Saxon Brown demonstrates how tough his neck really is.

THE CHARCOAL BURNERS - A JAPANESE SIDELIGHT

The Charcoal Burners - A Japanese Sidelight (1930)

Wood is made into charcoal in Japan.

ANY LADY

Any Lady (1936)

A look at champion lady wrestler Florence Mason in action against a male opponent.

WEIGHT AND SEE

Weight And See (1937)

Market traders festival in Tokyo where men demonstrate their strength by lifting...

THE HUMAN OSTRICH!

The Human Ostrich! (1940)

A man eats glass and razor blades, lies on a bed of nails and bends an iron...

THE TOUGHEST MAN WE KNOW!

The Toughest Man We Know! (1936)

Strongman The Great Challard tears a telephone directory in half and...

SECRETS OF STRENGTH - SAXSON sic BROWN FAMOUS YOUNG STRONG MAN AND HOLDER OF 10...

Secrets Of Strength - Saxson Sic Brown Famous Young Strong Man And Holder Of 10... (1932)

Excellent...

HOW TO GET A GOOD GRIP ON THINGS

How To Get A Good Grip On Things (1932)

World's strongest man Saxson Brown demonstrates how to...

HELENA TRIO

Helena Trio (1936)

Three glamorous women acrobats perform balancing and contortion act to music.

RONNIE WALKER

Ronnie Walker (1936)

Olympic athlete Ronnie Walker shows off his strength lifting people as well as...

NICHOLAS ZEFF HORSESHOE

Nicholas Zeff Horseshoe (1939)

A strong man breaks a horseshoe with bare hands.

NICHOLAS PLANK

Nicholas Plank (1939)

A plank is placed on strong man Nicholas Zeff's stomach and seven men sat on it -...

STRONG MAN issue title is OUT AND ABOUT

Strong Man Issue Title Is Out And About (1939)

Strong man Wilfrid Briton doing various stunts to...

SURF CHAMPS

Surf Champs (1940)

Lifesavers in Sydney take part in endurance tests. Australia.

TOFFEE FOR FITNESS

Toffee For Fitness (1943)

Children are put on a novel 'milk and toffee diet' to build up strength. ...

OH, MISS PORTER!

Oh, Miss Porter! (1945)

Strong lady porter Madge Ireson carries luggage about at Euston Station.

TUBELESS TYRES

Tubeless Tyres (1953)

Tubeless tyres are tested and demonstrated at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham.

BOY WEIGHT LIFTER

Boy Weight Lifter (1954)

Young Andrew Crosse starts weight lifting training at the age of ten.

CHILD WEIGHT LIFTER aka CHILD WEIGHTLIFTER

Child Weight Lifter AKA Child Weightlifter (1949)

Billy Stevens, aged 7, lifts dumbbells that weigh...

HARLEM TABLE EATERS

Harlem Table Eaters (1952)

Lockjaw Jackson of the Harlem Blackbirds lifts tables with his teeth. London.

CHILDREN'S FASHIONS

Children's Fashions (1952)

Footage of durable clothing being tested by small children. London.

STEEL-CAPPED BOOTS

Steel-Capped Boots (1952)

George Denton tests durability of steel-capped shoes by having them run over...

SPORTS DAY AT NAVAL DEPOT - CRYSTAL PALACE

Sports Day At Naval Depot - Crystal Palace (1916)

Sailors at Royal Navy depot have fun sports day. ...

LABOURERS PREPARE BUILDING FOR PRISONERS aka NAVVIES BATT

Labourers Prepare Building For Prisoners AKA Navvies Batt (1914-1918)

Shots of men at work with...

OXFORD CREW - PUTNEY

Oxford Crew - Putney (1920-1929)

Good footage of Oxford rowing crew practising on River Thames.

MAN BLOWING HUGE BALLOON

Man Blowing Huge Balloon (1930)

A feat of strength - man strains to blow up an extremely large balloon.

THE YOUNG SAMSON

The Young Samson (1929)

Strongman act - Saxon Brown performs various stunts aided by his mother!

STRENGTH!

Strength! (1930)

Strong man act by Saxon Brown - various stunts including lying on a bed of nails.

STRENGTH - SAXON BROWN

Strength - Saxon Brown (1930)

Strong man Saxon Brown performs various stunts.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 7

Cineviews In Brief No. 7 (1936)

Cineviews in Brief this week include testing the strength of a bridge...

CAR, SIR?

Car, Sir? (1938)

A tiny car carries a couple around the streets of Paris.

THE TWO EDDIES

The Two Eddies (1940)

Small Eddie does lots of balances on large Eddie's head while they play...

STRENGTH THROUGH JOY

Strength Through Joy (1938)

English women appear in 'Strength Through Joy' parade in Hamburg.