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PUSH BUTTON LOCK

Push Button Lock (1961)

Push button locks at Olympia building exhibition in London.

HANDS TO THE PUMPS!

Hands To The Pumps! (1940)

Good footage of factory girls making and assembling stirrup pumps.

BEAUTIFUL BOMBS FROM CANADA

Beautiful Bombs From Canada (1941)

Scrap metal is turned into bombs at a factory in Canada.

PEWTER WORK

Pewter Work (1930)

Woman demonstrates how to make embossed pewter objects.

UNDERGROUND FACTORIES

Underground Factories (1942)

Underground offices and factory of the Ministry of Aircraft Production.

FROM A NEEDLE TO AN ANCHOR

From A Needle To An Anchor (1942)

Story shows the massive Naval Depot Stores that exist around the...

ABOARD A SOVIET SHIP

Aboard A Soviet Ship (1942)

Soviet ship picks up supplies in Australia and we get see the mixed crew and...

 

 

MUSICAL MUNITIONEERS

Musical Munitioneers (1942)

Duplicate of story FACTORY WORKERS' SINGSONG in 42/104 Dublin issue.

KENT

Kent (1946)

London hop pickers make their way to Kent for the season.

GIRLS MAKE HURDLES aka GIRL HURDLE MAKERS

Girls Make Hurdles AKA Girl Hurdle Makers (1936)

Sisters making hurdles for living.

FEMALE WOODCUTTERS issue title - CHORDS, CUES AND COSTERS

Female Woodcutters Issue Title - Chords, Cues And Costers (1936)

Female woodcutters at work.

LADY BLACKSMITH

Lady Blacksmith (1941)

A 16 year old girl is the village blacksmith. Location of events unknown.

GOLD BEATING

Gold Beating (1949)

Item showing how gold leaf is made. London.

TELEPHONE TRAILER

Telephone Trailer (1948)

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

BEWARE - COLORADO BEETLE

Beware - Colorado Beetle (1946)

The Colorado Beetle is being fought by hand picking and machine...

LADY VIP WITH WOMEN WORKERS

Lady Vip With Women Workers (1944)

Women workers in front of building.

GIRLS OUTSIDE FACTORY.

Girls Outside Factory. (1944)

Footage of women workers standing outside factory.

LONDON TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

London Telephone Exchange (1970)

Women at work at London telephone exchange.

BINGO CRAZY

Bingo Crazy (1972)

Good colour footage of people playing Bingo in a commercial bingo hall.

HOP PICKING

Hop Picking (1970)

Various shots of hop pickers

SALVAGE FROM RUBBISH

Salvage From Rubbish (1970-1979)

Clothes, paper and metal rubbish sorted and packaged.

A BUMPER CROP

A Bumper Crop (1933)

Great footage of families picking hops in the annual harvest in Kent.

OYSTERS ARRIVE

Oysters Arrive (1934)

Lovely girls help oyster fishermen to catch and sample the first oysters of the...

TEN GUN TERROR OF THE SKIES

Ten Gun Terror Of The Skies (1941)

Bristol Beaufighter fighter planes under construction in aircraft...

MINERS' WIVES FOOTBALL FINAL & CUTS

Miners' Wives Football Final & Cuts (1926)

Women's football match between wives of striking miners.

CHRYSANTHEMUMS

Chrysanthemums (1932)

Women at work at a flower nursery - end shot of woman arranging flowers in a vase.

FREAK SPUD aka FREAK POTATO issue title is GOOD HEALTH

Freak Spud AKA Freak Potato Issue Title Is Good Health (1938)

Woman digs up potato shaped like a...

DOLL MAKING Issue title - MAKING GOOD

Doll Making Issue Title - Making Good (1939)

Footage of plastic dolls being made at factory.

PERFUME MAKING

Perfume Making (1948)

A look at work inside perfume factory.

DRIED MILK

Dried Milk (1948)

Industrial process showing how fresh milk is turned into dried milk powder.

SERVICE STATION

Service Station (1950)

Three women working at service station in Wembley, London.

DOLLS

Dolls (1951)

Excellent footage of dolls factory in Merton, London.

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS

Artificial Flowers (1951)

Artificial flower workshop at Plaice House, Hartlip, Kent.

BAMBOO

Bamboo (1950)

Bamboo plantation in Cornwall.

A. A. BATTERY GETS A JERRY

A. A. Battery Gets A Jerry (1943)

Antiaircraft Chief presents coastal battery with pieces of German...

WOMEN WAR WORKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Women War Workers In South Africa (1940)

Good shots of women working in a munitions factory.

 BEAVER BREEDING FOR FUR

Beaver Breeding For Fur (1948)

A fur farm breeds beavers to make their skins into coats.

STEN GUN PRODUCTION - 1942

Sten Gun Production - 1942 (1942)

Sten gun production and testing.

FACTORY MAKING BIKES AND MINI BIKES

Factory Making Bikes And Mini Bikes (1943)

Factory workers make folding bicycles and mini motorbikes...

GOLD BEATING

Gold Beating (1950-1959)

Film tracing various procedures involved in beating gold.

GOLD BEATING  OUT TAKES

Gold Beating Out Takes (1950-1959)

Film tracing various procedures involved in beating gold.

WOMEN'S WORK CANTEEN

Women's Work Canteen (1910-1920)

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

TYPING POOL

Typing Pool (1910-1920)

Good shots of girls working in typing pool / office.

AFRICAN WOMEN AND QUARRY

African Women And Quarry (1963)

African scenes. Women doing their washing in a river. Quarry...

NEW WOMEN'S RESERVE

New Women's Reserve (1933)

Women volunteer to serve in case of a civic emergency. Led by Commandant Mary...

AN EXPENSIVE HARVEST

An Expensive Harvest (1930)

Women at work harvesting asparagus - possibly in Germany.

PLUM HARVEST IN EVESHAM

Plum Harvest In Evesham (1937)

Plum picking in Evesham.

SEALING-WAX STUNTS

Sealing-Wax Stunts (1930)

Craft demonstration showing how to decorate various things with melted sealing...

MINING

Mining (1938)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for story about a mining disaster - could be Markham or Barnsley.

INTRODUCING 'THE VINGLE'

Introducing 'the Vingle' (1942)

Women are encouraged to have short hair so it doesn't get caught in...