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PORTABLE WEIGHING MACHINE

Portable Weighing Machine (1937)

A portable weighing machine proves popular when a lady wheels it down...

OLD MILL RELICS

Old Mill Relics (1938)

Wooden figure of miller's wife and ancient scales are the relics of the old mill...

BABIES' HOME OPENED BY DUCHESS aka DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH

Babies' Home Opened By Duchess AKA Duchess Of Marlborough (1914-1918)

Duchess of Marlborough opens...

SKELETON TAILOR

Skeleton Tailor (1949)

Footage of the new measuring device designed to make suit fitting simple, London.

EARTHA KITT

Eartha Kitt (1960)

Eartha Kitt limbers up and exercises under the supervision of coach Al Murray.

MECHANISED EXERCISE

Mechanised Exercise (1961)

Glamour girls in stilettos demonstrate the latest equipment at a new...

THE SINGING-DANCING-CONDUCTOR BOXER

The Singing-Dancing-Conductor Boxer (1930)

Boxing champion Al Brown demonstrates his many talents...

 

 

LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP

Lincolnshire Handicap (1935)

Flamenco, owned by Lord Rosebery, wins the Lincolnshire Handicap.

THE LIGHT LADY HEAVY WEIGHT

The Light Lady Heavy Weight (1915)

Great strongman footage. Thomas Inch tires to lift "Resista" - a...

THE LIGHT LADY HEAVY WEIGHT

The Light Lady Heavy Weight (1915)

Great strongman footage. Thomas Inch tires to lift "Resista" - a...

MEASURE FOR MEASURE!

Measure For Measure! (1937)

Measuring vessels through the ages, examined by a Cleopatra woman at the...

SLIMMING DRILL

Slimming Drill (1931)

Keep fit routines performed in South Africa.

THE BIG FIGHT

The Big Fight (1920)

Heavy Weight Championship boxing match - Joe Beckett v Dick Smith.

NEW ZEALAND STRONG MAN

New Zealand Strong Man (1940)

New Zealand strong man Harold Cleghorn impresses the girls with his body...

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES issue title WEIGHT AND SEA

Weights And Measures Issue Title Weight And Sea (1942)

Odd film showing different kinds of weights...

WEIGHT LIFTERS EYES ON TOKYO

Weight Lifters Eyes On Tokyo (1964)

British weight lifters compete in Olympic trials at Crystal...

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1947)

Dave and Dusty have trouble with a public weighing machine.

KITCHEN GADGETS

Kitchen Gadgets (1954)

New Kitchen utensils being demonstrated. Regent Street, London.

TORTOISE

Tortoise (1954)

Marmaduke the giant tortoise at London Zoo.

Blind Masseurs Train with Strongman - prima Carnera

Blind Masseurs Train With Strongman - Prima Carnera (1910-1919)

Blind masseurs train with boxer Primo...

DAVE AND DUSTY  WEIGHING MACHINE

Dave And Dusty Weighing Machine (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 136 - see...

BRITISH MADE - TESTING ARMY MOTORCYCLES

British Made - Testing Army Motorcycles (1915)

Funny footage of army motorcycles being tested at...

WOMAN WORKING AT BUTCHER'S aka LADY GROCERS

Woman Working At Butcher's AKA Lady Grocers (1914-1918)

Woman working as a butcher.

BRITAIN'S MASTERY IN THE AIR

Britain's Mastery In The Air (1917)

Item showing how battle planes are produced for the war.

WOMEN WORKERS IN WARTIME

Women Workers In Wartime (1914-1918)

Footage of women at work loading cart during wartime.

 WELFARE CENTRE

Welfare Centre (1920-1929)

Great shots of babies and toddlers at a nursery.

HOUSEWIFE CYCLIST

Housewife Cyclist (1956)

Champion cyclist Eileen Sheridan trains in her garage in between her housewife...

STRONG I TH' ARM EVE!

Strong I Th' Arm Eve! (1926)

Young French girl who claims to be the strongest woman in the world lifts...

THE FINER POINTS OF DANCING

The Finer Points Of Dancing (1931)

Santos Casani and Jose Lennard demonstrate the right - and wrong -...

HERCULES UP TO DATE

Hercules Up To Date (1920)

Strongman act by Travis - various impressive stunts are performed.

69 - 71 MPH

69 - 71 Mph (1929)

Records broken in motor cycle racing on the Isle of Man.

WEIGHING SCALES

Weighing Scales (1936)

Shots of a wide variety of scales, balances and weights.

EMPIRE TITLE FIGHT

Empire Title Fight (1959)

Footage of Welterweight boxing championship match between Billy Todd and...

ROYAL NEWS

Royal News (1963)

Queen Mother at Royal Caledonian School, and Princess Margaret at Dockland settlement.

FIGURE RESEARCH

Figure Research (1954)

Curvy blonde is measured by dress designer Captain Phillip Kunick using his own...

STRONG MAN beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Strong Man Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1959)

Ireland's strongest man, Butty...

JUDO DEBS. aka JUDO GIRLS, aka JUDO SCHOOL and JUDO DEBS - CP 003 Int'l

Judo Debs. AKA Judo Girls, AKA Judo School And Judo Debs - Cp 003 Int'l (1956)

Fantastic...

BATTLING BUTLER - AT THE NEW OXFORD THEATRE, LONDON

Battling Butler - At The New Oxford Theatre, London (1922-1923)

Extracts from "Battling Butler"...

JUDO SCHOOL aka JUDO GIRLS and JUDO DEBS - CP 066

Judo School AKA Judo Girls And Judo Debs - Cp 066 (1956)

Fantastic footage of girl Judo exponents...

GOLDS FOR BRITAIN

Golds For Britain (1964)

Good footage of the athletic events at the Tokyo Olympic games in Japan.

BRITANNIA SHIELD BOXING REEL 2.

Britannia Shield Boxing Reel 2. (1950-1959)

Prince Philip presenting Britannia Shield, Wells and Sullivan,...

JILL DAY'S GYM

Jill Day's Gym (1956)

Jill Day's gym attracts celebrities as well as some seriously hot men. Sexy bodies!...

THE ADVENTURES OF

The Adventures Of "Pongo The Pup" - Pongo Cleans Up The Goat Family (1924)

Animation featuring...

A PEN AND INKLING - BOBBY BUMPS FIGHT

A Pen And Inkling - Bobby Bumps Fight (1922)

Bobby Bumps and his dog Fido get into fights - cartoon.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Strong man pulls coach with hair, weight lifting and Nigerian delegates call for...

EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH GAMES - TECHNICOLOR

Empire And Commonwealth Games - Technicolor (1962)

Colour coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the...