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MANY INVENTIONS

Many Inventions (1934)

A manpowered boat, manpowered plane (non-flying) and a ferry that is powered by...

SPORTING NOTIONS on sleeve as SPORTING NATIONS

Sporting Notions On Sleeve As Sporting Nations (1929)

New fashions for pillion girls - suitable...

THE SHOOTER

The Shooter (1927)

A strange vessel is demonstrated - a motorcycle boat.

THE SKIDDER

The Skidder (1929)

Bus skidding and miniature motorised ice sled is demonstrated.

THE MARBLE MEN

The Marble Men (1929)

A marble quarry is featured - men at work breaking up the stone.

THE LOG ROUND UP

The Log Round Up (1926)

Norway - logging industry - various shots of timber being transported.

MR REINDEER AT HOME

Mr Reindeer At Home (1926)

Sweden - various shots of reindeers being trained to pull a sledge and posing...

 

 

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 34

Caught By The Camera No. 34 (1935)

Stories in this item include a motorised canoe and a fold up boat.

SKYING TO SKIING

Skying To Skiing (1933)

Skiers take a small aeroplane from just outside Munich to skiing grounds 50...

MODEL MASTERS

Model Masters (1930)

Models are displayed - a ship, a locomotive and a tractor.

FAMILY LIFE

Family Life (1930)

A very large family poses for the camera.

ELECTRIC CANALS!

Electric Canals! (1931)

Electric barges in action on a canal in Kidderminster.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 35

Cineviews In Brief No. 35 (1937)

Cineviews in Brief - a motorcycle with caterpillar tracks, archery in...

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 45

Cineviews In Brief No. 45 (1937)

A strange vehicle designed to test mains water pipes and improving...

THE SUPER LIFT

The Super Lift (1938)

People travel by lift to the grottoes of Balsi Rossi in Italy.

GLIDING INTO SUMMER

Gliding Into Summer (1938)

Gliding over the Austrian Alps.

ON TOP!

On Top! (1940)

Men work on the new cable car system on Mont Blanc.

CORN BY CANAL

Corn By Canal (1940)

Corn is carried by barges as the canals of England become important for transporting...

BRITISH CARS AND PRIVATE OWNERS TRIUMPH

British Cars And Private Owners Triumph (1932)

The finish of the RAC 1,000 mile car endurance rally.

THE SUPER WASHER

The Super Washer (1928)

Trams being cleaned with a new automatic sprinkler on the outside and a vacuum...

NEW HEADQUARTERS

New Headquarters (1928)

Ramsay Macdonald opens the Labour Party's new headquarters at Transport House.

COINING THE GOLD OF THE GREAT NORTH WEST

Coining The Gold Of The Great North West (1929)

Processes involved in grain production in Canada -...

WIGAN ON WHEELS

Wigan On Wheels (1929)

Wigan's annual carnival presents a pageant of transport with vehicles of all types...

TINY JIM

Tiny Jim (1931)

A model tank is demonstrated - it is strong enough to pull along a cart holding three men.

TINSTONE - HOW IT IS OBTAINED IN A CORNISH MINE

Tinstone - How It Is Obtained In A Cornish Mine (1933)

Good shots of processes involved in tin...

THE SUPER BARGE

The Super Barge (1933)

An industrial barge is contrasted with much smaller canal barges.

LANDSLIDE BLOCKS RAILWAY

Landslide Blocks Railway (1940)

People work in the wreckage of a crashed train outside Watford.

GIVE 'EM A LIFT!

Give 'em A Lift! (1940)

People are asked to give a lift to office workers to help out with public...

PAVEMENT POUNDERS - A

Pavement Pounders - A "Slow' Study On Steps (1923)

Feet are seen in close up to show how the feet,...

SPEED PLANE BOAT

Speed Plane Boat (1933)

A bizarre looking new speed boat is given a trial run by it's inventor.

ACHIEVEMENT ON WHEELS

Achievement On Wheels (1948)

Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition at Earls Court, London.

FLOATING FIRE FIGHTERS

Floating Fire Fighters (1933)

Fire fighting equipment is transported by canal, possibly in Holland.

SPEEDING UP

Speeding Up (1933)

New method is used to speed up the laying of cables.

PICKING UP THE PILOT

Picking Up The Pilot (1933)

An airship lowers a rope ladder to pick up men from moving boats on the...

RIDING THE RIVER!

Riding The River! (1935)

Hydrogliders are taken for a ride over the shallow waters of the River Severn...

LOGGING ALONG THE MOUNTAINSIDE!

Logging Along The Mountainside! (1936)

Log men of the Bavarian Alps transport logs down a...

THE AIRPROP CYCLE

The Airprop Cycle (1932)

New idea for improving bicycles by attaching a propellor to the rear.

THE ROAD YACHT

The Road Yacht (1932)

Strange contraption - a cross between a car and a boat - propelled by wind power.

CHAIR-CAR !

Chair-Car ! (1932)

Footage of new two seater bicycle in Sweden.

WANTAGE TRAIN on sleeve as WANTAG TRAIN issue title is JANE TO JOLLITY

Wantage Train On Sleeve As Wantag Train Issue Title Is Jane To Jollity (1936)

Vintage steam...

CANAL OVER CANAL

Canal Over Canal (1936)

Swing aquaduct enables both barges and larger ships to move freely along...

DELIVERING GOODS BY ROWING BOAT

Delivering Goods By Rowing Boat (1936)

A tradesman delivers his goods by boat on the river Stour,...

BUTCHERS EARLY BIKE DELIVERIES

Butchers Early Bike Deliveries (1936)

A butcher uses an ancient 'penny-halfpenny' bicycle to do his...

FERRY issue title - BOATS AND BELLES

Ferry Issue Title - Boats And Belles (1937)

A man uses metal pulley system to transport vehicles and...

BOY STOP SIGN issue title HERE'S HOW

Boy Stop Sign Issue Title Here's How (1937)

Boy uses 'stop' sign glove as novel way of getting bus...

TRAIN A WEEK issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Train A Week Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Remote village of Blackermill where only one...

SEA TRACTOR BURGH ISLAND issue title - SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE ...

Sea Tractor Burgh Island Issue Title - Should Auld Acquaintance ... (1938)

Sea Tractor:...

PULLY BRIDGE

Pully Bridge (1938)

Rope bridge used by children every day on their way to school.

COAL CABLE CAR

Coal Cable Car (1939)

A cable car system transports buckets of coal from Kent colliery to Dover harbour.

CYCLE CARAVAN issue title is OUT AND ABOUT

Cycle Caravan Issue Title Is Out And About (1939)

Two men go camping in Tasmania, they tow a small...