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LACE BACKGROUNDS

Lace Backgrounds (1949)

Static white lace backgrounds

MANUFACTURE OF WOOL

Manufacture Of Wool (1960-1970)

Industrial process of wool manufacture in wool mill.

NYLON FASHIONS

Nylon Fashions (1949)

Mannequins model dresses and lingerie in new nylon tricot fabric. London.

NYLON FASHIONS

Nylon Fashions (1951)

Latest nylons fashions on display on London.

RAG COLLECTION IN GERMANY

Rag Collection In Germany (1946)

Rags are transferred into new rolls of cloth. Germany.

LONDON SHRINKING HOUSE

London Shrinking House (1951)

Good footage of men at work in material shrinking factory in London.

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR - FASHION

British Industries Fair - Fashion (1947)

Good footage of fashion and fabrics at the British...

 

 

COTTON MILL SCENES

Cotton Mill Scenes (1940)

Machinery at work tended by workers.

NEW SYNTHETIC FIBRE FACTORY

New Synthetic Fibre Factory (1959)

A Hungarian chemicals factory creates a new synthetic fibre.

CANADA STARTS TO PRODUCE NEW FLAG

Canada Starts To Produce New Flag (1965)

Canadians start production of their new flags.

 LINEN MANUFACTURE

Linen Manufacture (1948)

Linen manufacture in Czechoslovakia.

HUNGARIAN FASHIONS FOR 1966

Hungarian Fashions For 1966 (1966)

Hungarian fashions for 1966 shown at fashion show in Budapest.

LACE QUEEN

Lace Queen (1951)

Great shots of a ceremony to crown the Lace Queen of a textile town in Scotland.

MIRROR VELVET

Mirror Velvet (1954)

Model in velvet coat has water squirted at her to test water-repellent properties of...

PLAYSUITS aka PLAY SUITS

Playsuits AKA Play Suits (1949)

Models wearing swimsuits made from modern fabrics such as rayon and...

AUSTRIAN FASHION

Austrian Fashion (1948)

Footage of models showing off latest in Austrian Fashions.

FABRIC TESTING

Fabric Testing (1948)

Fabric testing factory in Henley, Oxfordshire.

BUILDING NEW ESTATES IN WARSAW aka REBUILDING WARSAW

Building New Estates In Warsaw AKA Rebuilding Warsaw (1949)

Good footage of construction work in...

STONE WOOL FROM SLAG

Stone Wool From Slag (1958)

New fabric made from blast furnace slag, Holland.

COTTON MILL

Cotton Mill (1946)

Interior of cotton mill in Lancashire.

CLOTH FLOWERS aka ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS

Cloth Flowers AKA Artificial Flowers (1957)

Processes involved in making artificial flowers.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 543 - Reel 1 of 2 - ABSTRACT ARTIST and DOG FASHIONS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 543 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Abstract Artist And Dog Fashions (1965)

Out...

WOMEN TOP PERSONALITY PARADE

Women Top Personality Parade (1949)

Craft exhibits at Middlesex County Show in the Horticultural Hall,...

GLASS FABRICS

Glass Fabrics (1948)

A look at how broken glass it turned into fibre and made into hats. Acton, London.

FABRIC WEAVING

Fabric Weaving (1951)

Footage of fabric weaving in London.

TEENAGE FASHIONS

Teenage Fashions (1951)

Designer Hilda Gerson displays her latest fashion for teenage girls. London.

LE CONFLIT DU TEXTILE DANS LE NORD DE LA FRANCE aka PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION BY...

Le Conflit Du Textile Dans Le Nord De La France AKA Peaceful Demonstration By... (1930)

Striking...

MR CAVES' SPEECH ON CLOTHING

Mr Caves' Speech On Clothing (1948)

Mr Caves, Secretary of the Wholesale Textile Association talks...

WOMEN WORKERS IN TEXTILE FACTORY

Women Workers In Textile Factory (1948)

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

AMERICAN COTTON FOR GERMANY

American Cotton For Germany (1946)

American cotton arrives in Bremen, Germany.

BRUSSELS TRADE FAIR

Brussels Trade Fair (1947)

Industrial Trade Fair in Brussels - first since WW2.

LACE MAKERS OF PORTOFINO

Lace Makers Of Portofino (1949)

Woman making lace + shots of Portofino, Italy.

MANCHESTER EXHIBITIONS

Manchester Exhibitions (1958)

International Textile Machinery Exhibition at Belle Vue & Building Trades...

RUSSIAN LACE MAKERS

Russian Lace Makers (1968)

Young and old women in a room make lace.

ARGENTINE WEAVERS

Argentine Weavers (1970)

People weaving in small village of Belen in Argentina.

FASHION HOUSE INTERIORS

Fashion House Interiors (1955)

People at work in French fashion house.

UNIQUE FACTORY PRINTS FABRICS  aka FABRIC PAINTING IN AUSTRALIA

Unique Factory Prints Fabrics AKA Fabric Painting In Australia (1940-1945)

Nancy Mackenzie and Mrs...

HOMETOWN - WOLSEY

Hometown - Wolsey (1950-1959)

Nice little film showing us Wolsey socks being made at their Leicester mills.

QUEEN VISITS COTTON PLANT

Queen Visits Cotton Plant (1957)

Queen Elizabeth II being shown round Cotton mill in France.

LABOUR SAVING INVENTION FOR COTTON MILLS

Labour Saving Invention For Cotton Mills (1965)

New inventions to save labour in cotton mills

CARPETS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Carpets Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1955)

Story of Carpets in the West Country

MAGIC DYES aka A NEW INVENTION FOR TEXTILES

Magic Dyes AKA A New Invention For Textiles (1957)

An item about a new way of dying fabric: colours...

K-9 FASHION aka DOG FASHIONS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

K-9 Fashion AKA Dog Fashions Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1965)

One in every...

THE DUKE OF YORK

The Duke Of York (1932)

Duke of York (later King George VI) visits industrial sites in Lancashire.

LANCASHIRE'S COTTON PAGEANT

Lancashire's Cotton Pageant (1932)

Children dressed as cotton plantation show textile workers about...

CIVIL WAR AT SAYLESVILLE

Civil War At Saylesville (1934)

Violent street fight between the striking textile workers and National...

ALONG THE STOUR

Along The Stour (1929)

Scenic shots of the river Stour near Canterbury. Pretty buildings, weavers,...

SARIS

Saris (1955)

Miss Manil Wearakoon demonstrates how to wear a Sari - she has a large collection.

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1947-1949)

Harold Wilson inspects dress designs in Rayon; plug in telephones by the road in...

MORE CLOTHES FOR THOSE WITH COUPONS

More Clothes For Those With Coupons (1948)

Full warehouses and yet not enough clothes - Pathe...