British Pathe

Steel Age (1930)

Various shots of men at work in a foundry.

Moving A Hill (1942)

Big machines work in a quarry.

Can You Guess? (1924)

The audience is invited to play a guessing game - strange shots are revealed to be...

Ready For A Licking (1937)

The printing process of postage stamps in Italy.

Daddy Longlegs (1929)

Large tractor is used to fell and transport trees.

Steeple Jacks (1931)

Men abseil down a church steeple.

Hot Cold (1936)

A look at how artificial ice is made in a factory.

Mining On The Level (1937)

A look at a mining process begun at ground level. No soundtrack or paperwork...

Iron Art! (1938)

Metalworkers make objects out of iron in a workshop.

Hands To The Pumps! (1940)

Good footage of factory girls making and assembling stirrup pumps.

Watch The White Line! (1940)

A new machine paints the white lines down the middle of the road.

Unemployed Coal Miners (1928)

Unemployed miners seem to be helping themselves to a few sacks of coal.

The Living Statue (1928)

Lumberjack climbs up a very tall tree to chop part of the top off.

The Turkey Strut (1927)

Turkeys are herded to market - they are inspected by shoppers.

Older Workers Are Still Wanted In Their Jobs - Trailer (1948)

Ministry of Information film urging...

Hammer - Hammer - Hammer (1933)

Water wheel powers machinery to hammer red hot metal into shape - no...

Girls Make Hurdles AKA Girl Hurdle Makers (1936)

Sisters making hurdles for living.

No Hawkers (1936)

A woman finds a way to deal with hawkers.

Road Sweeper (1936)

A road sweeper shows off his invention - a brush and shovel combined.

Shoeshine Girl (1936)

A woman earns a living by cleaning bags of shoes for her clients.

Cycling Key Cutter AKA Locksmith On Wheels (1937)

Key cutter on a bicycle visits homes to cut keys.

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

Female woodcutters at work.

Gold Prospecting Issue Title - Good As Gold (1938)

Footage of gold mining in Lanarkshire.

Bricks For 10 Houses A Day (1938)

Process of brick making - from clay digging to a house building.

Cricket Bats (1939)

A short item showing the process of making of cricket bats.

Lumber Jack AKA Splitting Palings From Trees Issue Title - "Two's Company" (1941)

A Tasmanian...

Lady Blacksmith (1941)

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

Egg Grading Issue Title - Sorts And Sighs (1942)

Eggs are checked and graded at factory. Location...

Gold Beating (1949)

Item showing how gold leaf is made. London.

Bones For Export (1950)

A look at how plastic skeletons are made. Croydon, Greater London.

Making Footballs (1950)

Footballs are made at one of London's oldest football factories in Borough.

Midget Submarine (1951)

Footage of new small submarine in action, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.

Flower Pots (1951)

Footage of flower pot making in London.

Simplified Building (1950)

Simple breeze block houses are constructed in Manchester.

New Crane (1951)

Item showing rail mounted tower crane at work on building site. London.

Bus Destination Blinds (1952)

Destination of destination signs being made at factory in Elstree,...

Shepherd (1946)

Collie dog continues working even when his master retires.

Empress Eugenie's House As Hospital - Part 2 (1914-1918)

Nurses and patients in maternity ward at former...

Arc Welder (1970)

Men are seen at work using welding equipment.

Industrial Scenes (1930-1939)

Footage of various industrial scenes.

Shells For Guns (1941)

Men and women in South Africa make shells for guns as part of the war effort.

With A Mighty Roar! (1932)

A limestone quarry in Germany - dynamite blows apart the face.

Making Vermicelli (1918)

A man demonstrates how Vermicelli is made in China.

Native Women Water Carriers (1930)

Short section of film showing Indian women carrying large pots on...

Making Sago (1923)

Borneo - processes involved in extracting Sago from bark.

Behind The Cable (1924)

Communication technology in action - cables which span the Atlantic and a...

Donkey Race (1923)

Short segment of film showing jockeys riding donkeys - on their way to or from a race.