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LONDON DOCKERS A BITTER aka A BITTER TASK

London Dockers A Bitter AKA A Bitter Task (1922)

London dockers boycott beer and drink tea instead.

APES HAVE DAY OUT

Apes Have Day Out (1960)

Apes are given a day out with food and drink. Germany.

USEFUL HINTS

Useful Hints (1926)

Tea straining device is demonstrated.

WOMEN'S WORK CANTEEN

Women's Work Canteen (1910-1920)

Good item showing women workers on a break in the canteen.

NOVELTIES - SEEN BY EVE'S CAMERA

Novelties - Seen By Eve's Camera (1929)

Two devices are demonstrated - one that stops the lid of a...

MESSENGER BOYS

Messenger Boys (1946)

Working day of a messenger boy - he does more then one would expect.

YOUNG PEOPLE HELP AGED

Young People Help Aged (1969)

Sheffield school girls help pensioners.

 

 

SPEEDY TEA-BREAK AT SHELL CENTRE

Speedy Tea-Break At Shell Centre (1962)

Urn filled with tea on trolley and served to shirt sleeved...

PET BIRDS CATERED FOR ALSO IN CHINESE TEA HOUSE aka PET BIRDS TEA HOUSE

Pet Birds Catered For Also In Chinese Tea House AKA Pet Birds Tea House (1965)

Bizarre item...

TEA GROWING IN CEYLON

Tea Growing In Ceylon (1960-1969)

Excellent coverage of the process of cutting, drying and packing tea.

CLOAKS AND TOQUES

Cloaks And Toques (1922)

Elaborate fashions are modelled - "Batik Francaise" tea gowns and cloaks and...

WILL EVE GO BACK?

Will Eve Go Back? (1928)

The old fashioned clothes of yesteryear are featured - women model outfits from...

GYPSY FARM FAIR - YARM - YORKS

Gypsy Farm Fair - Yarm - Yorks (1938)

A farm fair is held at Yarm where gypsies gather and sell...

CHIMPS aka CHIMP ENTERTAINERS

Chimps AKA Chimp Entertainers (1952)

An Italian audience laugh as chimpanzees perform tricks and show...

Selected Originals - CHIMPS aka CHIMP ENTERTAINERS or CHIMPANZEES

Selected Originals - Chimps AKA Chimp Entertainers Or Chimpanzees (1952)

Material relating to...

DOLLS HOUSE issue title - ORDER TO VIEW

Dolls House Issue Title - Order To View (1938)

Mr Mace makes a fully furnished dolls house with...

DUCK PET

Duck Pet (1940)

A family raises a pet duck from an egg found by their son. Crewe, Cheshire.

CHURCHILL VILLAGE aka LARGE LUMPS

Churchill Village AKA Large Lumps (1940)

Good footage of the village of Churchill in Somerset.

CEYLON NO: 1 issue title - NUMBER ENGAGED !

Ceylon No: 1 Issue Title - Number Engaged ! (1941)

Footage of people at work in Ceylon.

QUEEN ELIZABETH MODEL

Queen Elizabeth Model (1942)

Mr Woolley shows us his model of the ship "Queen Elizabeth". Eltham,...

TEA DRINKER

Tea Drinker (1951)

Footage of Oswald Beard who lives on tea alone, At Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire.

DAY WEAR GAY WEAR

Day Wear Gay Wear (1946)

Great fashions for day wear, now that smart women do not wear slacks around the...

THAMES SIDE RELAXATION - LUNCH

Thames Side Relaxation - Lunch (1947)

Thames riverboat trip and two women meeting for lunch.

WURLITZER CINEMA ORGAN INSTALLED IN PRIVATE HOUSE

Wurlitzer Cinema Organ Installed In Private House (1960)

Wurlizer cinema organ installed in...

BELGIAN BACHELORS LOOK FOR MATES

Belgian Bachelors Look For Mates (1964)

A ceremony to introduce bachelors to prospective mates takes...

BABY WEEK

Baby Week (1914-1918)

Queen Mary attending 'Baby Week' in London.

MAY WEDDING - LONDON TYPES - COLOUR

May Wedding - London Types - Colour (1960)

People on London streets - Princess Margaret's wedding -...

TEA POTS aka TEAPOTS

Tea Pots AKA Teapots (1955)

Lots of lovely tea pots at the London Tea Centre.

"All Is Safely Gathered In " (1932)

Great 1930s Harvesting footage - horses, pitch forks and the...

THE QUIET HOUR - A CHELSEA VETERANS' STUDY

The Quiet Hour - A Chelsea Veterans' Study (1923)

Lovely film showing Chelsea Pensioners working in...

CONSEQUENCES - A LITTLE GAME PLAYED IN THE PARK AND ELSEWHERE

Consequences - A Little Game Played In The Park And Elsewhere (1922)

Lovely little romance -...

MADAME SARAH BERNHARDT IN

Madame Sarah Bernhardt In "Daniel" (1920)

The Divine Sarah Bernhardt acts a scene from "Daniel" in...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?  NO. 5

Can You Believe Your Ears? No. 5 (1934)

Another edition of the quiz where we have to guess a sound...

FLOWER GIRLS OF LINCOLNSHIRE

Flower Girls Of Lincolnshire (1929)

Nice footage of girls at work harvesting and packing daffodils -...

CANOO-ERS

Canoo-Ers (1931)

Canoe racing - various shots of canoeists.

A TEA-TIME TOPIC!

A Tea-Time Topic! (1931)

Film about tea growing and picking in Ceylon.

EVE AT THE EXHIBITION - PARIS

Eve At The Exhibition - Paris (1931)

Women in floaty frocks pose at the Paris Exhibition.

HOPE - FOR SUMMER

Hope - For Summer (1924)

Nice footage of girls at the Chiswick swimming pool posing, splashing around...

SPRING! OFFICIAL

Spring! Official (1949)

Nice round up of Spring time images - and young women's fancy turns ....

TEA FOR THREE

Tea For Three (1933)

Three chimps eat food at a table to the delight of the crowd at London Zoo.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 32 - SAILOR AHOY!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 32 - Sailor Ahoy! (1934)

Girl students spend a day on a sailing ship...

THE PRIZE PET

The Prize Pet (1931)

Mr Buck has a baby elephant for a pet - he doesn't seem to treat it very kindly.

WHIPSNADE COMES OF AGE

Whipsnade Comes Of Age (1952)

Animals and guests celebrate Whipsnade Zoo's 21st Birthday.

THE OLD FOLKS ARE HOME

The Old Folks Are Home (1952)

Mr and Mrs Smith move into the first new home provided by Southend's...

NEW STYLES IN FURNITURE

New Styles In Furniture (1957)

Fabulous fifties furniture - some crazy items including an Emmett...

EASTER CAVALCADE

Easter Cavalcade (1959)

Easter Parade in Hyde Park and boys watch girls while girls watch Pathe...

WOMEN BRICKLAYERS

Women Bricklayers (1954)

Women bricklayers at work in Enfield, Middlesex.

HOSPITAL

Hospital (1954)

Good footage of patients being treated at St. James Hospital in Balham, London.

FUR COATS

Fur Coats (1954)

Men and women test imitation fur coats in cold and wet conditions. London.

 PARIS FASHIONS

Paris Fashions (1909)

Models show off Turn of the Century designs in dresses, coats and hats.