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TEA FOR THREE

Tea For Three (1933)

Three chimps eat food at a table to the delight of the crowd at London Zoo.

ORGANISING AN ORGAN

Organising An Organ (1933)

Processes involved in making cinema organs.

BORZOI BEAUTIES

Borzoi Beauties (1934)

Glamorous kennel owner Mrs Dulcie Wilde-Rice seen with her Borzoi dogs.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 17

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 17 (1935)

Austria's Glossglockner mountain, traditional...

THE WANDERER

The Wanderer (1935)

A look at the life of a Romany or gypsy man called Sapengro.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 67

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 67 (1936)

Men move fish from ponds in Hungary, a cycling...

NERVE!

Nerve! (1932)

Macho lion tamer Clyde Beatty demonstrates his prowess with a whip and chair.

 

 

THE WONDERLAND BELOW

The Wonderland Below (1932)

Nice little film showing group of geologists exploring some underground...

PASTURES NEW

Pastures New (1932)

Cows are moved along a river by boat to greener pastures.

MAKING THE BISCUIT

Making The Biscuit (1932)

Nice footage of the processes involved in making biscuits.

LION-HEARTED!

Lion-Hearted! (1932)

A lion tamer shows off.

BIG STUFF!

Big Stuff! (1932)

Lumber train is demonstrated.

ON TOP !

On Top ! (1932)

Footage of tree felling in the United States of America.

ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Ingenious invention for cleaning ultra modern New York Building, owned by...

Selected Originals - ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

Selected Originals - All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story - 'All Glass...

Selected Originals - PLASTIC MOTOR CARS

Selected Originals - Plastic Motor Cars (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Plastic Motor...

NEWS FLASHES - SWITZERLAND aka SWISS FLOODS

News Flashes - Switzerland AKA Swiss Floods (1953)

Floods smash villages along the Linth Valley in...

CRAWFISHING aka LAKE - CRAY FISHING

Crawfishing AKA Lake - Cray Fishing (1930)

Decomposed short item showing a man who catches crawfish...

WATER HYACINTHS IN RIVER

Water Hyacinths In River (1937)

Water hyacinths fill a river in Australia - farmers use the plants for...

CAMEL TRAIN

Camel Train (1937)

Camel trains are put to work in New South Wales pulling ploughs and even a small...

DOGS aka CAIRN TERRIERS

Dogs AKA Cairn Terriers (1937)

A look at some lovely Cairn terriers from a kennel in East Grinstead,...

FLOWERS aka CARNATIONS

Flowers AKA Carnations (1939)

A look at the world's largest nursery specialising in carnations, near...

POLICE DOG issue title - A.R.P.

Police Dog Issue Title - A.R.P. (1939)

A police dog hears her trainer's instructions via a wireless...

LADIES OF THE ZOO issue title - LADIES ONLY

Ladies Of The Zoo Issue Title - Ladies Only (1941)

The animals at Paignton zoo are looked after by...

MORSE

Morse (1942-1944)

A look at Morse code and other forms of communication.

WOMEN LUMBERJACKS issue title - JOLLY GOOD FELLERS

Women Lumberjacks Issue Title - Jolly Good Fellers (1942)

Good item showing women volunteers...

SHEEP DIPPING issue title - ROLLING STONES

Sheep Dipping Issue Title - Rolling Stones (1943)

Footage of sheep dipping in Northumberland.

S.A. RUBBER issue title is HI-DE-HI

S.A. Rubber Issue Title Is Hi-De-Hi (1943)

Black workers collect sap from gum trees in South Africa,...

FISH STORY issue title - FANCY MEETING YOU!

Fish Story Issue Title - Fancy Meeting You! (1943)

Lazaro Curo breeds tropical fish in Hemel...

Selected Originals - NEWS FLASHES - U.S.A. - U.S. JET PLANE

Selected Originals - News Flashes - U.S.A. - U.S. Jet Plane (1955)

Material relating to newsreel...

Selected Originals - NEWS FLASHES - FRANCE - FRENCH FLOODS

Selected Originals - News Flashes - France - French Floods (1955)

Material relating to newsreel...

Selected Originals - CUMBERLAND - BRITAIN'S ATOM POWER STATION

Selected Originals - Cumberland - Britain's Atom Power Station (1955)

Material relating to...

THE STAGE REVOLVES

The Stage Revolves (1945)

Behind the scenes look at the revolving stage in the Savoy theatre. London.

METAL DETECTORS

Metal Detectors (1948)

Metal detectors being used in civilian life - in timber yard and by road builders....

ROBOT RADIOS

Robot Radios (1948)

Inventor John Sargrove and the mass production of his radio invention by machines.

MICRO FILM NEWSPAPERS

Micro Film Newspapers (1951)

Old newspapers are transferred to Microfilm at the British museum,...

RADIO TAXIS

Radio Taxis (1947)

In Cambridge, taxis give instructions over radio where to collect the customers.

GIRL GUNNERS

Girl Gunners (1949)

ATS girls using equipment to spot and plot shell bursts.

MINIATURE CYCLES

Miniature Cycles (1950)

Quirky inventor Alfred Tabb makes miniature bicycles that work!

LOCK SLOY

Lock Sloy (1949)

Construction of the Lock Sloy dam in Scotland.

LATEX CASTINGS

Latex Castings (1952)

Latex moulded is demonstrated at workshop in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire.

ECHO FISHING

Echo Fishing (1952)

Fishermen use special sound equipment to detect the fish in the sea. Newlyn,...

EJECTOR SEAT

Ejector Seat (1952)

Mavis Peacock tests out aircraft ejector seat in Higher Denham, Buckinghamshire.

DISABLED TYPIST

Disabled Typist (1954)

Clever typewriting invention enables disabled Nigel Harvey to type without using...

ORSOVA TRIALS

Orsova Trials (1954)

The new ship "Orsova" is taken to the Isle of Arran for trials.

ROUNDING UP

Rounding Up "Outlaws" (1932)

Short film showing the rounding up and breaking in of wild horses in...

JUST HORSES - BUT WHAT STEPPERS!

Just Horses - But What Steppers! (1932)

Various shots of horses being trained at a racing stables in...

NOW, FOR A CHANGE, COME WITH US TO SOUTHERN POLAR SEAS - WHALE HUNTING!

Now, For A Change, Come With Us To Southern Polar Seas - Whale Hunting! (1932)

Whale is...

RECORD TIMBER

Record Timber (1940-1949)

Cutting large trees with portable saws.

US TESTS NEW TORPEDO BOATS FOR BRITISH NAVY

Us Tests New Torpedo Boats For British Navy (1944)

Americans test new torpedo boats for British...