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TELEPHONE TRAILER

Telephone Trailer (1948)

A short trailer film encouraging women to apply for jobs as telephone...

ROME: AUTO TELEPHONE

Rome: Auto Telephone (1949)

Kerbside telephone installation in Naples. (Not Rome as the title implies).

LONDON TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

London Telephone Exchange (1970)

Women at work at London telephone exchange.

"Time, Please!" (1940)

A look at the machinery that works Rome's speaking clock.

THE PYLON MEN

The Pylon Men (1966)

Skill and teamwork go into the dangerous job of building electricity pylons.

999 HAS NEW HOME aka NEW 999 INFORMATION ROOM AT SCOTLAND YARD

999 Has New Home AKA New 999 Information Room At Scotland Yard (1957)

New centre for responding...

VIDEOPHONE

Videophone (1970)

Footage of the new videophone being demonstrated. Taplow, Buckinghamshire.

 

 

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1934)

A little quiz asks us to guess what different sounds are, played...

TELEPHONE RECORDER issue title is UP AND DOING

Telephone Recorder Issue Title Is Up And Doing (1939)

A device that attaches to telephones which...

TELLY TELEPHONE

Telly Telephone (1967)

A new video telephone enables callers to see each other. Taplow

TELEPHONE RECIPE SERVICE

Telephone Recipe Service (1967)

An information centre provides recipes over the telephone.

FIVE WEEKS UP THE POLE?

Five Weeks Up The Pole? (1966)

A Birmingham man spends five weeks sitting in a barrel up a high pole.

PERFORMING DOG

Performing Dog (1967)

National obedience dog champion, Flash, in action.

KOREA: ATTACK CONTINUES

Korea: Attack Continues (1951)

Footage of the continuing war in Korea.

TV TELEPHONE

Tv Telephone (1963)

An item about a futuristic form of communication.

TELEGRAPH POLE PLANTER

Telegraph Pole Planter (1965)

Post Office machine that makes planting telegraph poles much easier,...

THE RADIO PATROL

The Radio Patrol (1934)

Morse code messages are sent to a police car when a woman is mugged in...

POLICE!

Police! (1939)

A look at the new emergency telephone boxes with a direct line to the police in South...

MOBILE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

Mobile Telephone Exchange (1938)

Postmaster General inaugurates first mobile telephone exchange,...

ARMY HELPS GPO

Army Helps GPO (1940)

Men of the signal Corps. work to repair damage to telephone wires.

HERMES GOES TO WORK

Hermes Goes To Work (1957)

Harwell shows its latest isotope separator, Hermes, in action.

PHONE IN YOUR CAR

Phone In Your Car (1959)

Car phones used by business men in Lancashire.

GPO TOWER TUNNEL

GPO Tower Tunnel (1967)

Engineers at work in a tunnel under the Post Office Tower in London.

DAVE AND DUSTY - PHONE BOX

Dave And Dusty - Phone Box (1949)

Little boy with dog makes faces at woman in phone box as she is...

SOUNDPROOF ROOM

Soundproof Room (1953)

Tests are carried out in a soundproof room at Post Office Engineering Research...

IMPROVED TELEPHONE DIRECTORY IN THE MAKING

Improved Telephone Directory In The Making (1945)

New printing and binding techniques on show in...

LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY

London North Eastern Railway (1946)

Great film of men at work in control room plus trains and crowds...

5th CONGRESS OF THE BULGARIAN COMMUNIST PARTY

5th Congress Of The Bulgarian Communist Party (1949)

Bulgarian newsreel item about Communist Party...

BRIDE BY PROXY

Bride By Proxy (1946)

Australian girl Patricia Harman marries American Robert Bloodsworth by proxy. ...

RADIO INSTALLATION OF MARSHALLING YARD aka RADIO CONTROL IN RAILWAY YARDS

Radio Installation Of Marshalling Yard AKA Radio Control In Railway Yards (1949)

Railway...

 KOREA: AIR AMBULANCE

Korea: Air Ambulance (1951)

US army helicopter ambulances in action during Korean war.

MODEL RAILWAY BUILT IN DUTCH HOUSES

Model Railway Built In Dutch Houses (1961)

Model railway situated in the attic of three houses,...

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 3

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 3 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

AUSTRALIAN POLICE CENTRE

Australian Police Centre (1967)

A new police radio centre in Sydney helps speed up the exchange of...

DAVE AND DUSTY TELEPHONE BOX

Dave And Dusty Telephone Box (1949)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 235 - see separate...

THE WORLD'S SWITCHBOARD!

The World's Switchboard! (1932)

Fascinating glimpse inside London's Overseas Telephone Exchange - we...

TIME PLEASE

Time Please (1938)

Interesting item about how the speaking clock works, in the days when you just dialled...

RADIO DOCTORS

Radio Doctors (1956)

New emergency doctor-on-call service operates with the help of two-way radio in...

BRIGHTON PROMETTES

Brighton Promettes (1956)

Tourist advice with sex appeal.

CUTS / OUT TAKES FOR CP 556 - HOUSEWIFE MOTOR CYCLE ACE, TELEGRAPH POLE PLANTER,...

Cuts / Out Takes For Cp 556 - Housewife Motor Cycle Ace, Telegraph Pole Planter,... (1965)

Out...

"You Are Wanted On The Telephone"! (1932)

Motorcycles with telephone shaped sidecars are used in...

4 EXCHANGES IN ONE!

4 Exchanges In One! (1932)

Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmaster General, opens new telephone exchange in...

HULLO ... INDIA! aka HELLO INDIA

Hullo ... India! AKA Hello India (1933)

Sir Samuel Hoare opens radio telephone system linking London...

"The World's Switchboard" (1933)

The Lord Mayor of London and the Post Master General open...

CHEAPER TELEPHONES!

Cheaper Telephones! (1933)

Postmaster General Sir Kingsley Wood shows off a new system for telephones.

LONGEST TELEPHONE CALL IN THE WORLD!

Longest Telephone Call In The World! (1931)

Lord Mayors of London and Sydney have a long distance...

WASHINGTON aka CORONATION SCOT STARTS ON AMERICAN RAILWAYS

Washington AKA Coronation Scot Starts On American Railways (1939)

Footage of the Coronation Scot...

MISS ELLA SHIELDS

Miss Ella Shields (1930)

Ella Shields in male drag (top hat and tails) sings 'Adeline'.

TUBE TAKES NO TRAVELLERS

Tube Takes No Travellers (1932)

Great footage of the Post Office's 'Mail Tube', stretching from...

IN THE VAN

In The Van (1932)

Excellent story of the 'Flying Scotsman' speeding northwards with the large aeroplane...